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    Re: What's the Word on DSLR Lens "Multipliers?"

    "What is the future?"

    I wish I knew If I did I'd be a smarter consumer. Somehow, I don't think the manufacturers want that.

    From what I have seen, it appears that Canon wants to maintain full frame lenses for 35mm DSLR's side by side with these newly designed lenses for the camera that have the crop factor. My guess is that they'll eventually phase out the full frame DSLR's. That's a guess.

    Nikon seems to be more quickly going in the direction of phasing out full frame sensors.....(they don't even have any do they?).

    Feel free to argue with me as I have no idea what I'm talking about.

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    Re: What's the Word on DSLR Lens "Multipliers?"

    What about the pending release of Mamiya's 22Mp MF? Which is still an SLR. It will use current 645 lenses. But the back isn't interchangable. I think similar offerings are coming.

    There are always going to be advantages to the larger sensors. Though they, including full frame 35mm, are probably going to be a niche just like MF and LF were in film.

    Kodak has a "reasonably" prices full frame dslr with canon and nikon mounts. With current rebates it's ONLY $3500. It's not the fastest and doesn't have the best high iso noise control or eos 1 type build. However, if you don't need either of those, say for landscapes, studio, etc, it's a serious option. At low iso's it clearly outperformed, image quality wise, the 1ds (not mkII).

    I wonder if kodak is actually making money on them? Heck, I've read olympus isn't making money on their dsrl's (yet).

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