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Send this post to a friend ADDENDUM: This clip, from the 2004 movie "Der Untergang" (Downfall), featuring Bruno Ganz as Hitler, has been common fodder for satire on the 'net, having been used for a number of of similar satires previously;
Sam Vert, a D3 shooter who spent several hours over the course of several days writing it. Oh, and my apologies to anyone who might take offense at this. It's only meant to spoof of the pricing of the new Nikon D3X. I've seen a few of the spoofs based on this clip but this one knocks the spots off the rest. Haven't laughed so much in ages, let along watched one of these things twice over. The scriptwriter has a genius touch and obviously knows the photo forums pretty well.
Sunday, 07 December 2008 at 12:22 PM 55 million dead in WW2, remember? Its not funny at all, rather disgusting to use one of the darkest chapters in human history as "D3X rant".
Sunday, 07 December 2008 at 01:50 PM Okay, so besides the underlying truth vis-a-vis the disturbing nature of the technology race and film, this was a brilliant piece of writing.
Sunday, 07 December 2008 at 02:02 PM I run capture NX2 on a laptop with 15 gig of ram. Install "Microsoft Visual c++2005 Redistributable Package (x86)" first, then "Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1" - it runs flawlessly.
Sunday, 07 December 2008 at 02:08 PM Personally I am getting sick and tired of this ridiculous furore over the pricing of the D3x. It is comparable in price to the Canon 1DS Mk III (which, dare I say it, has 'only' 21 Mp versus 24 Mp on the D3x) As such, and them both being Pro cameras, I fail to see what the complainers are moaning about.
No, I think it is in bad taste but bad taste can be a wonderful thing. And if you decry such use as "marring the memories of WWII" well you are wrong. The use of Hitler in this way keeps the memory of who he was and what he did alive in a subtle way. Behind all the laughs and grins the majority of the viewers of these video know exactly what this about. Trying to sanitize the past a la current policy in Germany is not realistic. Nothing is too holy to make fun of as making fun of it keeps it alive.
Sunday, 07 December 2008 at 04:01 PM Glenn, The reason people are shocked at the D3x pricing is that it is so much of a leap within Nikon's own lineup, particularly compared to the D3 on which it is based. Comparison with the Canon 1DS MkIII doesn't really make sense because that camera was introduced more than a year ago. Technology has come a long way since then, which is why both Canon and Sony have recently managed to introduced high-resolution bodies at much more reasonable prices.
Sunday, 07 December 2008 at 04:38 PM The Big Canon was introduced at this price, should Nikon intro there Big Nikon cheaper? I agree that there is nothing even remotely funny about this man, no matter what he is saying. Like the earlier poster said, 55 million dead, remember? How about some passionate concern about the banks taking over the United States?
Sunday, 07 December 2008 at 05:20 PM That was the funniest satire I've watched in some time. BTW, I get that this is about the camera wars, not a PR video for Hitler. Some people have difficulty with separating those concepts since he was truly such a monstrous parasite upon the human race. No one watching this should think someone's trying to remake Hitler into a hero...
Sunday, 07 December 2008 at 05:38 PM "Personally I am getting sick and tired of this ridiculous furore over the pricing of the D3x. It is comparable in price to the Canon 1DS Mk III (which, dare I say it, has 'only' 21 Mp versus 24 Mp on the D3x)" The fact that the $8000 Nikon D3x is more or less a $4000 Nikon D3 with a newer but cheaper sensor has a lot to do with it. Canon may also have to explain the price differential for its flagship camera.
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