Comments on: Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/2.8G ED VR II Launched

By: Spoky Spike

Spoky Spike — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:20:28 +0000

well,i´ll accept it.and may be you are right.
but i find it odd and ironic that you say you find it odd that nikon stuff gets published here on our canon only site (from your point of view), and still you – a `Nikon owner´ asks such a silly question.

wont it be silly if i ask you ,why a `nikon owner´is posting something here at all? .sure it´ll sound silly and i think it´ll be a similar question to yours.that´s all.

well i´d have fully accepted your reasoning if you wrote ” I *am* one of the Nikon/Canon (dual system ) users who visits Canon Rumors.”

it simply dosent fit together ,that´s all.;-)

By: David

David — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:14:02 +0000

Buddy, my post wasn’t intended to be flamebait. I just found it odd that this site, being dedicated to Canon-specific things, would be talking about Nikon gear.

I am not trying to engage in fanboy wars. I *am* one of the Nikon users who visits Canon Rumors.

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:10:53 +0000

and there is a price difference on almost all the high end glass nikon make, what makes nikons costly is the QC ,the number of times every single lens is checked before it passes is one factor which adds to the cost,remember the price of lenses from leica and zeiss ?, they are that costly because of the number of QC checks and tight tolerence levels practiced by those companies. every check costs time and products cost more ,but you dont get a leamon (in case of lenses) for the price you pay.

in relation to those “hand made quality” companies, a mass production company ” X ” may do only half that number of checks which saves money and company ” Y ” even half of that what ” X ” does, so for the end user it means cheaper lenses but more “leamons”in the market as far as the number of complaints about the ” Y´s ” products shows (check DPR on AF problems and soft pics threads, most of it comes from ” Y ” brand owners).

mass production has it pros as well as cons,sometimes you pay more `not necesserily for a better product´ but for less chance of getting a lemon.

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:51:37 +0000

unfortunately it´s just your fantasy dude . but for your info the first canon cam (Hansa) came out with nikkor lens in front of it :-)). the rivalry started back in 30´s when nikon started producing their own cam.

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:48:08 +0000

or for that matter atleast one (zoom or prime) lens under 85mm which can match it . he he he he he

By: Spoky Spike

Spoky Spike — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:44:28 +0000

David ,
cool down mate,in order to be unbiased reporter one should appreciate stuff the competition makes better .and this is one reason why many nikon users feel free to visit canonrumours frequently(apart from the reason many of them use canon stuff too). sharing info should be the purpose of sites like these and not fanboy wars. guys like you with silly comments makes it fun to read once a while though ,i must add, plz dont make it your habit to get all worked up hearing the word ” Nikon ” :-).
chill out and happy snapping

By: Spoky Spike

Spoky Spike — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:42:50 +0000

Simon,
cool down mate,in order to be unbiased reporter one should appreciate stuff the competition makes better .and this is one reason why many nikon users feel free to visit canonrumours frequently(apart from the reason many of them use canon stuff too). sharing info should be the purpose of sites like these and not fanboy wars. guys like you with silly comments makes it fun to read once a while though ,i must add, plz dont make it your habit to get all worked up hearing the word ” Nikon ” :-).
chill out and happy snapping

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:37:30 +0000

I hear Panasonic is coming out with a new microwave….

Yeah, my vote is for sticking to Canon stuff on the Canon site.

By: Aypeus

Aypeus — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:31:42 +0000

Nikon will stay superior in terms of, well in most aspects of photography (not movie-mode perhaps, which makes me even proud of having a D700 without it), not that Canon “can’t” but Nikon is just a bit more or better in most aspect’s, specially in glass. :)

By: blake

blake — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:34:47 +0000

um…. no, Canon does NOT manufacture Nikon lenses… and Nikon files patents all the time, and is one of the only companies to produce their own glass… and if Canon made Nikon’s lenses then Canon would already have a 14-24..

By: Yellowblue

Yellowblue — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:28:25 +0000

Seems like Canon is manufacturing the Nikon lenses. Their big primes are almost siblings compared to what Pentax or Sony has to offer. Well if you pop up your canon printer you can see Epson or even HP components on it. IP wise, almost all lens patents are also from Canon.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:26:35 +0000

Plate???

By: pure

pure — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:05:42 +0000

I believe what you mean is “oh good, I’m glad they’re posting some Nikon stuff so that Canon may see this and have some competition”.

Don’t you fret your little gremlin face over these matters.

By: Deez

Deez — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:33:56 +0000

I want a new 35mm non L lens. Not rich (or needy) enough for an L.