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Canon General / Re: Canon's MAP Pricing Goes Into Full Effect Today

« on: November 03, 2012, 06:24:59 AM »

If the price is set and fixed it is not (by definition) competitive.....It's your money, it's up to you. Personally I don't like to be controlled or manipulated.

I agree. Like I posted in the other Canon MAP thread, I don't think it's even legal where I live (in Australia):

http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/322982

They are doing it to you because they can! They can't do it here because we have laws that protect consumers from that sort of asymmetrical abuse of power.

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Canon General / Re: Canon's Minimum Advertising Price to go into effect Nov 1

« on: November 01, 2012, 09:02:59 PM »

I don't think it's even legal where I live (in Australia):

http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/322982

They are doing it to you because they can! They can't do it here because we have laws that protect consumers from that sort of asymmetrical abuse of power.

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EOS Bodies / Re: EOS M or ...???

« on: October 29, 2012, 09:16:34 PM »

G15!! 

These cameras are just fantastic.

They also offer great opportunities for the happy snapper to grow as a photographer and learn to exercise more control of the shot.

I would only suggest a larger sensor camera if she has definitely shown dissatisfaction with the noise at high iso in a similar size camera -- even then, if her current camera a few years old, recent model cameras do a better job.

With my wife, she loved the handling of a Nikon P500 superzoom but hated the image quality, so I stepped her up to a Panasonic G3 micro four thirds. Now she hates the lens swapping!    She likes a bit of reach so the G15 or G1x are out, so my only thought is a 14-140 lens for the G3. Which is expensive.

So, maybe get clear feedback on what she wants (explaining there ARe compromises such as size, weight, interchanging lenses etc)

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Considering switching to Nikon

« on: October 28, 2012, 02:20:06 PM »

...Basically, this whole thing is just trying to let some of you see that there are reasons to switch.  The world is not black & white.  There are many people in all sorts of different situations and with different needs and in different financial circumstances.  It's not as easy as "X reviews better than Y!"... there are more variables...

So..........
There are reasons to switch and reasons to stay,
So make a choice and go away.

tadaaaaaa!

Seriously, guys.

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: 6D Need To Change Something..

« on: October 27, 2012, 03:51:25 AM »

The fact is I added perspective and context to your post. I guess you missed that minor detail. 

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Our New Puppy (7 Weeks Old)

« on: October 24, 2012, 02:00:33 AM »

I think she still misses her mum.

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: 6D Need To Change Something..

« on: October 24, 2012, 01:58:37 AM »

As someone that thought this very same thing and did something about it (sold all my Canon gear and bought a D600) I can shed some light my view:...

How many posts are on the internet by people defending their expensive purchases? It doesn't bear thinking about...

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Considering switching to Nikon

« on: October 24, 2012, 01:56:08 AM »

...As for the argument (made above someplace) that nobody prints more the 7 (or whatever) stops of DR, tell me which file will make a better print: 1) one with very clean, detailed, noise and band free shadows and correctly exposed highlights or 2) one with muddy, noisey/pixilated and banded shadows and correctly exposed highlights? ...

Neither - because of the highlighted part of your post above.

Storm, meet teacup.

PS do you really own a D800e, 5D2 and 5D3? Impressive.... I think.

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Considering switching to Nikon

« on: October 24, 2012, 01:47:24 AM »

Soooooo... Where is "RGF" and his contributions to the thread he/she started???

Same question I asked a week ago. Can you spell t-r-o-l-l?

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Considering switching to Nikon

« on: October 23, 2012, 09:22:37 PM »

....There is no way there is a Canon camera on the horizon to challenge the D600 for landscape photography.  The 6D is missing too many features and anything better than the 6D costs an arm and a leg...

The 5D3 costs, what, $800 more than the D600? (shop around). Less than the cost of 1 decent lens and you get a better all round camera. Switchers are better to get a 5D3 than an inferior D600 and lose money on lenses, they might even win financially as well as camera-wise.

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Considering switching to Nikon

« on: October 23, 2012, 09:14:24 PM »

To be honest, I've tought about switching to Nikon too. It almost drives me insane that it seems like Canon isn't doing anything about their (heavily) inferior sensors. With every release of a new DSLR you see Canon getting beated to death by Nikon and Sony when it comes down to DR....

DR is one of about 30 important attributes of a good camera, and even that one is not important in many shooting situations, and its usefulness in ANY situation is highly debated -- in this very forum on other threads. (Show me a print with more than 7 stops of DR).

Settle down. There is no need to go insane over a minor detail. 'HEAVILY inferior'?? Sorry mate, it seems you've bought the hype.

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Considering switching to Nikon

« on: October 21, 2012, 07:55:45 PM »

I very close buddy of mine, a professional photographer was an ARDENT Canon fan. He tested a 800E. Overnight he sold his Canon gear and went Nikon. I met him two days ago and how does he feel about the switch and if he recommends this to anyone? His reply "Everyone should switch to Nikon." ....

And they had better switch quick-quick, before Canon brings out a camera he likes more than Nikons, 'cos then this guy will be 'overnight' back with Canon. And all the switchers will be crying in their beers because they can't afford to keep up with Overnight Jones. LOL

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EOS Bodies / Re: DxOMark Sensor Performance: Nikon vs. Canon

« on: October 21, 2012, 07:44:55 PM »

.... The "print DR" ....what they really should have written is:
"per pixel when scaled to the MP amount necessary to make an A4-size 300dpi print"...

You forgot to add "...and as long as it is not transferred to paper". LOL

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EOS Bodies / Re: DxOMark Sensor Performance: Nikon vs. Canon

« on: October 19, 2012, 01:45:14 AM »

jrista, I think you have just shown that DxO should be completely ignored by every intelligent photographer.

Photographic hobbyists and professionals need test measurements that are highly relevant to their realistic needs in typical photographic situations.

What they DON'T need is a scientific measurement and subsequent aggregation that is completely inconsistent with their needs as a photographer. Complete with company-specific definitions and randomly chosen normalisation points, that one has to read all the fine print to get a grasp of how on earth they came up with that number, score, or ranking. ....

See this is precisely why jrista's 'explanations' are so damaging. He just totally left you less informed than you had been to start with judging by what you wrote above.....

.... it's been my entire point all along, as my complaint is with the fact that DXO sells "Print DR" as something it is not, by its very name, even. ...

You have a strange way of putting people down just before proceeding to agree with them ... but without ever admitting you agree with them.

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: 6D Need To Change Something..

« on: October 18, 2012, 10:58:23 PM »

Comparably Nikon D600 The Canon 6D Is Very Embarrassing.....

Nice First Post on a Canon forum, mitesh.

Can you say anything that suggests you are NOT a troll?