First Nikon Experience

[ajfotofilmagem]

I was at the Boston Home/Garden show this past weekend and I struck up conversations with other camera owners by just complementing them about their rigs and asking what kind of lenses they were using. Our fellow Canon users were open to chat and I could have spent hours talking to most of them. Some of them convinced me to buy some of the lenses that I’ve put in my wish list as soon as possible. A young woman convinced me to give Sigma a look.
The Nikon users couldn’t be bothered with the exception of two people. Some of them were pretty damn rude.
Thoughts?

I may be wrong, but I have the impression that the percentage of Nikon users that gets lost in the camera menu, and never read the instruction manual is larger than Canon. If a person not familiar with your equipment, it is natural to feel uncomfortable talking about it.

 

[EricFiskCGD]

It sounds like you ran into some rude people who happened to use Nikon. Most Nikon shooters I know are good people, but some amateurs have an attitude that Nikon is "better" than Canon, just like their Leica counterparts.

I think it's a reflection of the individual (and their obvious insecurities) and why they chose their gear, not a reflection of owning the gear. I'm sure there are plenty of Canon snobs who thumb their noses at Panasonic, Olympus, and Sony shooters as well.

Mack

There were two really great Nikon users who were really great to chat with and I got some great tips on focusing and how and why they choose their lenses for the shots they take. Again, those people I could have chatted with for hours.

I'm not in a place where I can look down at other Camera owners yet. You like what you like and that's the end of it - the Nikon user interface isn't to my tastes. I could talk to anyone about lenses, period.

Ajfotofilmagem:
In retrospect, - I think you're right because they didn't seem to know too much about their rigs.