Bye Canon?

[pictaker]

Hey folks,
I'been waiting so long fot the 70d.... now it's again some more weeks away-at least. :-(

Looks like I'm finally going to switch to Nikon after 8 YEARS Canon... and now i'm wondering who else?
Anyone else out there who takes the consequences of the missing features or am i the only one?



Just wondering....

 

[Click]

Hello pictaker,

Welcome to cr.

I'm satisfied with Canon so far, I don't think switching to Nikon will give me a better choice.

 

[Loswr]

H&G = hello and goodbye.

 

[Sporgon]

8 YEARS ?

Na, that's nothing. I was with Nikon for 25

What a strange first post :

 

[pictaker]

I'm just frustated and i want canon to know!
I mean i love the 60d, but no real video af. I want a seald dslr
with a big viewfinder -and a good video af. Maybe even a gps since i do make most of my photos outdoor on many different locations...again, frustrated.

 

[Sporgon]

I'm just frustated and i want canon to know!
I mean i love the 60d, but no real video af. I want a seald dslr
with a big viewfinder -and a good video af. Maybe even a gps since i do make most of my photos outdoor on many different locations...again, frustrated.

I think that if you are hoping for genuine 'video camera' type AF from a 70D you are likely to be disappointed. The video AF capability of the 650D is barely any better than what preceded it.

 

[9VIII]

I love Nikon, I'm going to get one... someday... but for now I'm happy with my Canon exclusive lenses and features.

 

[Loswr]

I'm just frustated and i want canon to know!

'We' are not Canon... They have a forum now, staffed by Canon moderators, maybe try there...

 

[RLPhoto]

1. Better Prime Selection
2. Better Flash.
3. Better ergos and a common sense Menu system
4. Better AF
5. Its Red.

 

[pictaker]

I know you're not canon. I just thought i could start here a wave causing canon to speed up the 70d release. I know they care about my post...

Sporgon- i would expect the 70 to be at least competitive with the 650/700 but with better viewfinder/pentaprism and weatherproofed for my outdoor activities. Maybe i was also monitoring cr to close, waiting several times minute by minute for 'my' new dslr. Now the next trip is close and i do not have my new toy :-(

 

[Loswr]

I know you're not canon. I just thought i could start here a wave causing canon to speed up the 70d release.

LOL. Here's a small bucket - go drain the ocean. :

 

[pictaker]

Yeah, sorry - forgot the ironie tag. Anyway - getting late here. Another no 70d day is over, gd n8 everyone and thanks for reading my frust-post.

 

[kdsand]

I'm just frustated and i want canon to know!
I mean i love the 60d, but no real video af. I want a seald dslr
with a big viewfinder -and a good video af. Maybe even a gps since i do make most of my photos outdoor on many different locations...again, frustrated.

OK yes having a well sealed body is important to me and yes canon ticks me off not sealing expensive equipment as well as they could. GPS would be nice.... Sadly I bet only reason its left out is so they can sell us a GPS module. Bigger brighter view is always better!

Video AF? I'll sacrifice video to get any or all of the above!!

That being said all in all Canon fits my needs better than anybody else.

 

[beckstoy]

I'm just frustated and i want canon to know!
I mean i love the 60d, but no real video af. I want a seald dslr
with a big viewfinder -and a good video af. Maybe even a gps since i do make most of my photos outdoor on many different locations...again, frustrated.

It sounds more like you should be looking at the 7D rather than the 70D! I'm a 5DM3 guy, but I'd rather have a 7D for video over a (still projected/rumored/ficticious) 70D any day!

 

[Videoshooter]

Pictaker, perhaps you could tell us exactly which Nikon camera you plan on switching to that will give you weather sealing and good video AF? There's not one that I can think of, especially not in the same price range as the 60D/7D. The closest would be the D7100 which still does not offer proper video AF.

You might want to take a look and the Panasonic GH3 though.

 

[aznable]

Hey folks,

...

Just wondering....

interesting...this one would win the post of the month

 

[Axilrod]

Ok first off, no one promised you a 70D today, so your negative feelings have nothing to do with Canon and everything to do with your expectations.

if you want to shoot video on a large-sensor camera, you have to learn how to focus manually. The motion picture industry has been doing it this way since it's inception and continues to do so. We are very far away from having AF for video on a DSLR, with as many lenses as there are it would be extremely difficult to make them all work perfectly. I mean do you really want to trust a camera to pull focus for you at the right time and to the right place? Instead of complaining about technology that probably isn't available just make do with what you have.

Everyone else making videos with DSLR's and any other cinema camera do it this way, why can't you? If you think the lack of this feature is what's holding you back from making great videos then you should go ahead and find a different gig.

And about switching to Nikon, I don't think switching is going to make the slightest bit of difference. It seems like you want to blame the gear, a feature (or missing feature), and that could go on forever. So like I said, try and make do with what you have, plenty of other people have made great stuff with the same gear.

 

[Canon-F1]

I'm just frustated and i want canon to know!

lol.. are you really that naive?
send them a letter maybe they are out of toilet paper and will use it.

 

[Don Haines]

It's funny, nobody gives up drinking because their scotch is too old? What is it with cameras?

 

[And-Rew]

Is this another troll? ???

Really - you sign up to to post that you are saying goodbye?

Think you need to get a life or a perspective - oh and good luck with the Nikon crowd. I followed that forum for a while out of interest - damn they're savage, if their lenses were as sharp as some of the comments i've read on that forum - well, Canon would be out of business ;D

And just to revise your thoughts on shooting video - a media college in the UK uses 60D's to teach students with, because they're considerably less expensive than 'pro' gear but still functional for teaching how to shoot video correctly.