'Just'... there you go.
Savings on 8 gray market bodies at about $800 less for each = $6,400
Cost of what would have otherwise been a warranty repair: $350
Net savings: $6,050.
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'Just'... there you go.
There are no action-oriented mirrorless cameras that work, because EVFs are too slow.
At the time Canon 5D Mark IV's were selling for $3,300 or so and I got them in the $1,900 range and also got a 10% eBay bucks promo. That's a savings of about $1,500 per body. The $800 example may be true of today as I haven't been paying attention to the 5D bodies as we're transitioning to mirrorless right now.Savings on 8 gray market bodies at about $800 less for each = $6,400
Cost of what would have otherwise been a warranty repair: $350
Net savings: $6,050.
Please share the extra $200 promo, I'm not seeing itIt's currently $1,299 at B&H with an extra $200 promo discount.
Please share the extra $200 promo, I'm not seeing it
They’re one time usage from what I’ve read. So someone who isn’t using the promo would have to share it I think.Please share the extra $200 promo, I'm not seeing it
Wow you have great work and your review was well done. It’s not my line of work, but I knew Sony’s advancements with the A9 is something I feel a lot of Canon Nikon shooters underestimate.First of all, I do not think Canon is "bad" in any way.
I truly dislike "fanboy-ism", and I love the competition between the brands.
Since it gives people/photographers better products.
I used Canon gear for 10 years.
10 years of experience shooting sports. Even at an international level.
(Right now I´m having a "timeout" from photography, I will hover get back to it pretty soon).
(You can find my portfolio with references and tear sheets here: https://jkpgsportsphoto.photoshelter.com/).
Earlier this year I did a two-week-long evaluation on Sony gear.
Two A9 Bodies and several lenses.
I was truly skeptical about some things.
And that for sure included the EVF.
I was seriously surprised and I can honestly say that I prefer the EFV on the A9 over the OVF on the 1Dx mkII.
You can read my evaluation here:
https://blog.jkpg-sports.photo/2019/06/im-seriously-surprised-or-my.html
The problem isn't wanting two card slots. The problem is with people saying two card slots differentiate a dual card camera as "pro" from one with just one slot. They take the shooter completely out of the equation and that smacks of gear snobbery... even though old pro 35mm film shooters only used on film roll. Two card slots do not make one a professional. Some want it. Some couldn't care less. However, saying two cards slots make a camera a professional camera is just plain stupid. There is no such thing as a pro camera, just pro photographers. Problem is, enthusiast outnumber pro shooters by a a long shot. The pros just happen to be more vocal because of ego. Redundancy is nice to have, but it doesn't make the shooter any better at anything. Same bad or good shooter no matter what.What's wrong with wanting 2 card slots? It certainly is not mandatory but if given the choice I will take two over one. I am not going to do paid work with a one slot camera unless I have a way to back up the images onsite. I guess different risk profiles for different folks. I am a glass half full kind of guy.
Thats fine and dandy if you are somewhere with a good signal and a large cellular data plan. I prefer 2 card slots and a hard drive to back the data up to in the field. I don't think two cards are a deal breaker, but given the choice between one and two I am taking two.
Wow you have great work and your review was well done.
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Especially in customer feedback as that’s not the first time I’ve heard about your experience with that.
First of all, I do not think Canon is "bad" in any way.
I truly dislike "fanboy-ism", and I love the competition between the brands.
Since it gives people/photographers better products.
I used Canon gear for 10 years.
10 years of experience shooting sports. Even at an international level.
(Right now I´m having a "timeout" from photography, I will hover get back to it pretty soon).
(You can find my portfolio with references and tear sheets here: https://jkpgsportsphoto.photoshelter.com/).
Earlier this year I did a two-week-long evaluation on Sony gear.
Two A9 Bodies and several lenses.
I was truly skeptical about some things.
And that for sure included the EVF.
I was seriously surprised and I can honestly say that I prefer the EFV on the A9 over the OVF on the 1Dx mkII.
You can read my evaluation here:
https://blog.jkpg-sports.photo/2019/06/im-seriously-surprised-or-my.html
The Gnarbox 2.0 looks like a nice option...did I say nice? I meant expensive.That's not how it works, at least in the R. You turn on wifi in the camera and it creates its own network that you then connect your phone to. So it doesn't matter if you're in a city or in the mountains. It will work the same either way. Transfer speeds are actually pretty quick and the 1.6 update fixes an issue where your camera would lock up if you're doing long bursts. Once you're in an area with wifi or a good connection you can set up your phone to automatically backup your gallery to a cloud service. Now that I think about it it's actually probably even better to do it that way than using two card slots, as a water resistant phone with a good case is more durable than a camera. Bring a battery pack for your phone and 2 or 3 extra batteries for your camera and you should be good to go for a whole day.
The caveat is that they are JPGs, which is, understandably, a dealbreaker for some people. However, I imagine that once cameras start shipping with AC access points, then transferring RAW files will become trivial.
Asks us? Ask 2 CR members and you will get 3 opposite views.......
Most of the things I told them about, they were already aware of, from other photographers.
And most of those things were improved on the A9 II.
Canon pretty much listens actively only to their Ambassadors, and doesn't really seem to listen to the rest of us.
I do really hope that Canon improves big times in this area in the future.
Sportskjutaren,Thanks!
I do really hope that some Canon people are "lurking around" here.
I would honestly love to see Canon (& Nikon) catch up on Sony in several areas.
(As I wrote above, competition is a great thing).
For Canon to actually do that.
It´s my honest opinion, based on my personal experience.
That they will need to open their ears a whole lot to their customers.
Start asking their pro customers about what they can improve.
And actually listen to it.
Sadly I can´t even remember Canon asking me what to improve.
I´ve suggested some things for them.
One thing was implemented. Some years after I, and several others asked for it.
(In-camera cropping. Submitting images straight from the camera for "live publishing", something I´ve done for more than 200 games.
That makes a big difference).
Other things have not happened yet.
In comparison, every single person I meet from Sony asked me what could be improved.
Often several times.
Most of the things I told them about, they were already aware of, from other photographers.
And most of those things were improved on the A9 II.
Canon pretty much listens actively only to their Ambassadors, and doesn't really seem to listen to the rest of us.
I do really hope that Canon improves big times in this area in the future.
The problem isn't wanting two card slots. The problem is with people saying two card slots differentiate a dual card camera as "pro" from one with just one slot. They take the shooter completely out of the equation and that smacks of gear snobbery... even though old pro 35mm film shooters only used on film roll. Two card slots do not make one a professional. Some want it. Some couldn't care less. However, saying two cards slots make a camera a professional camera is just plain stupid. There is no such thing as a pro camera, just pro photographers. Problem is, enthusiast outnumber pro shooters by a a long shot. The pros just happen to be more vocal because of ego. Redundancy is nice to have, but it doesn't make the shooter any better at anything. Same bad or good shooter no matter what.
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Having said that though, while it is disappointing that Canon have never asked you for your feedback, I'd suggest the reason Sony did is because you were specifically on a trial they are/were running to convert pros across to their platform, and the reps around you will have been primed to be asking trialists what they thought etc? (I'm only speculating, of course, but that is how the corporate world tends to work).
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