Goodbye Canon 5d mk III- I loved you, but need to move on!

[jeffabbyben]

Dear "J,"
.......
It is not you...it's him.

"This is known as"

Got it ;D

 

[GuyF]

Someone should point out to the misled chap that it isn't the camera, it's the finger on the shutter release that counts. Give Eddie van Halen or Jimi Hendrix a $10 guitar and they'll still blow you away. Same with any creative tool.

I wonder how long he'll still tune in here to see what he's missing.

Still, who cares? It's all just a bit of fun. Mind you, it's all fun until someone loses an f-stop.

 

[djkmann]

I have grown and you have remained static. You're not willing to change. You sit idly by while my new friend, Nikon, keeps growing. She will have upgraded quite a few times since you came to market. She knows that I need more and she is willing to give it me. She has more dynamic range now, a great AF system and, as you already know, more MP. She is willing to give me the resolution when I enlarge. You're not! And, she will feel better in my hand.

File under: "White People Problems." :

http://whitepeopleproblems.us/

 

[KeithBreazeal]

Reminds me of my early days trying to keep up with 35mm. Ditched them for 2 1/4. Ditched 2 1/4 after spending $$$$$$$$ trying to upgrade. Back to 35mm when lenses and film emulsion improvements made the playing field more level. Shooting with 12 exposure rolls sucked. 35mm was cool! Motor drives were nice- you could blow through a 36 exposure roll in 4 seconds! Buying cases of film at a time was something of a love/hate relationship. Oh look- 35mm auto focus! $$$$$$$$$ Crap, my motor drive won't fit the new body. $$$$$ I need a new lens $$$$$$$...
What? Digital? Crap....
I occasionally glance at my Speed Graphic and wonder where this all went wrong.

 

[zlatko]

We could have printed so much lager than 32x48. It would have made all the difference in the world to me. I want to leave you with one final thought as you find a new home. Don't let the door hit you in the A$$.

How ever did Salgado, McCurry, Art Wolfe, Paul Nicklen, Alex Webb, Ami Vitale, et al, ever make museum-quality large prints, for years, before July 18, 2014 when the D810 came out? To think, they were never informed of their folly, until now...

Exactly. World famous photographers print large with any camera. Museum quality. Gallery quality.

But anonymous people on the internet "can't survive" without their extra pixels. Nikon gives 7,360 horizontal pixels. Canon gives 5,760 horizontal pixels. So with Nikon one can print 5 or 7 inches bigger. Wow, that's like ... soooo much bigger. Worth a system change for sure.

 

[Gorku]

Trolling all over the Internet.....

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1305527

 

[jrista]

Trolling all over the Internet.....

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1305527

He just wants someone to approve of his decision to spend lots and lots of money he doesn't have jumping brands.

 

[9VIII]

:'( Goodbye my dear 5d mk III . You were my first "real" love. You were so quick and comfortable in my hands. I loved the way you felt. When we were together, we were "one in the same". You were the peanut butter to my jelly. Simply amazing and skilled in every aspect. Your resolution, dynamic range and AF were as real as it got. I even loved your previous model almost as much. You were my "King of the World."

I have decided its time to move on. We just don't see eye to eye anymore. I need more! You see, I have grown and you have remained static. You're not willing to change. You sit idly by while my new friend, Nikon, keeps growing. She will have upgraded quite a few times since you came to market. She knows that I need more and she is willing to give it me. She has more dynamic range now, a great AF system and, as you already know, more MP. She is willing to give me the resolution when I enlarge. You're not! And, she will feel better in my hand.

And, don't feel to bad. I'm sure you will get your chance to change and improve. I know you will eventually, but I am tired of waiting and the false promises. I hear whispers and rumors hear and there, but they are nothing more than that. I also know you are do for a "change" and I do believe it will happen by the end of the year. I cannot survive on the false promises. And based upon your past, I'm sure your price will be a lot higher.

However, I will never forget you. I will remember the fun we had in Maine, Oregon, and Yellowstone. I will never forget the time we traveled thousand of miles to banff national park, only to be flooded out for five days. I will also remember the time we got soaked under the waterfall in Iceland. Those were great memorable times!

Do I regret anything? Well, let's just say that I wish we had more resolution together. We could have printed so much lager than 32x48. It would have made all the difference in the world to me. I want to leave you with one final thought as you find a new home. Don't let the door hit you in the A$$.

Funny and well written! ;D

Canon will probably drop their rumored 46mp about a month or so after you've owned the Nikon. :

That was my first thought.
With all the rumors about the 7D, 5D, and 1D refresh about to happen, why on earth would you jump now?

Thankfully, unlike a real relationship, Canon will always be willing to take you back (it's just not free).

 

[Vivid Color]

Dear "J,"

I supposed I should not be surprised that you chose to announce the end of our relationship in such a public and cowardly way. You were never one for subtlety and discretion.

And, so typical of you to blame all the failures on me. As though you contributed nothing to the breakup. But, then, I guess since you contributed so little to the relationship, I should not be surprised.

The truth is, I've known for a long time this wasn't working. If I could have ended things myself, I would have. But as you know, for me this was an arranged marriage. You picked me and I had no say in the matter. For the honor of my family (and honor is something my culture values very highly) I could not leave you.

At first, your clumsy attempts to satisfy me were amusing and not without a certain boyish charm. But, honestly, it quickly became apparent that you were never going to improve. In fact, I soon realized that you actually thought you were good. I know this is hurtful to say, but since you are the one that began this public conversation, I think honesty is justified.

Never once were you able to bring me to my full potential. No, let me be more candid, never, ever did I come remotely close to achieving the heights I was intended for. You would fiddle with my dials and move my joystick, but it was so mechanical and uninspired that I could hardly bear it. Honestly, most of the time I wished you would just stick to the green box and let me do it myself.

And the trips...well, what can I say? Sure, I enjoyed them, but it was as though you thought that simply going someplace new would solve all our problems. All it did was make me long for the relationships that I saw others enjoying. How I wished that could have been us. But you...all you ever did was worry about whether someone else had a newer, prettier model hanging on his shoulder.

You were so obsessed with showing me off that you didn't see how many of your fellow travelers lovingly treated their lowly Rebels with respect and appreciation and how they were rewarded in ways that you and I could never achieve together.

Yes, I saw the world. But, really, I would have traded it in a instant for a quiet little town in the Midwest, with someone who understood me and what I was meant to do.

Now, dear D810, believe me, I wish you no ill. In fact, I actually feel sorry for you. I know people say you are nothing more than an overinflated mass of silicon, but I know better. We are both from established families and, like me, you have not had any say in this relationship.

I would like to wish you a long and happy relationship, but I suspect that won't be the case. In the end, you will be blamed for everything. Just remember this. It is not you...it's him.

Wow... Best response ever.

Best response on so many levels!

 

[jdramirez]

Dear "J,"
.

Now, dear D810, believe me, I wish you no ill. In fact, I actually feel sorry for you. I know people say you are nothing more than an overinflated mass of silicon, but I know better. We are both from established families and, like me, you have not had any say in this relationship.

I would like to wish you a long and happy relationship, but I suspect that won't be the case. In the end, you will be blamed for everything. Just remember this. It is not you...it's him.

Very nicely done...

 

[justawriter]

We could have printed so much lager than 32x48. It would have made all the difference in the world to me. I want to leave you with one final thought as you find a new home. Don't let the door hit you in the A$$.

How ever did Salgado, McCurry, Art Wolfe, Paul Nicklen, Alex Webb, Ami Vitale, et al, ever make museum-quality large prints, for years, before July 18, 2014 when the D810 came out? To think, they were never informed of their folly, until now...

Exactly. World famous photographers print large with any camera. Museum quality. Gallery quality.

But anonymous people on the internet "can't survive" without their extra pixels. Nikon gives 7,360 horizontal pixels. Canon gives 5,760 horizontal pixels. So with Nikon one can print 5 or 7 inches bigger. Wow, that's like ... soooo much bigger. Worth a system change for sure.

I like big bits and I can not lie
You other clickers can't deny
That when a camera walks in with an itty bitty lens
And more pixels then you'll grin

 

[sdsr]

I think we have a winner. This should be considered as the "BEST" reply on CR in 2014.....LOL ;D

Yes, no contest.

I wonder if Jglaser writes similar things when he changes brands of laundry detergent.

 

[Roo]

Dear "J,"

I suppose I should not be surprised that you chose to announce the end of our relationship in such a public and cowardly way. You were never one for subtlety and discretion.

And, so typical of you to blame all the failures on me. As though you contributed nothing to the breakup. But, then, I guess since you contributed so little to the relationship, I should not be surprised.

The truth is, I've known for a long time this wasn't working. If I could have ended things myself, I would have. But as you know, for me this was an arranged marriage. You picked me and I had no say in the matter. For the honor of my family (and honor is something my culture values very highly) I could not leave you.

At first, your clumsy attempts to satisfy me were amusing and not without a certain boyish charm. But, honestly, it quickly became apparent that you were never going to improve. In fact, I soon realized that you actually thought you were good. I know this is hurtful to say, but since you are the one that began this public conversation, I think honesty is justified.

Never once were you able to bring me to my full potential. No, let me be more candid, never, ever did I come remotely close to achieving the heights I was intended for. You would fiddle with my dials and move my joystick, but it was so mechanical and uninspired that I could hardly bear it. Honestly, most of the time I wished you would just stick to the green box and let me do it myself.

And the trips...well, what can I say? Sure, I enjoyed them, but it was as though you thought that simply going someplace new would solve all our problems. All it did was make me long for the relationships that I saw others enjoying. How I wished that could have been us. But you...all you ever did was worry about whether someone else had a newer, prettier model hanging on his shoulder.

You were so obsessed with showing me off that you didn't see how many of your fellow travelers lovingly treated their lowly Rebels with respect and appreciation and how they were rewarded in ways that you and I could never achieve together.

Yes, I saw the world. But, really, I would have traded it in a instant for a quiet little town in the Midwest, with someone who understood me and what I was meant to do.

Now, dear D810, believe me, I wish you no ill. In fact, I actually feel sorry for you. I know people say you are nothing more than an overinflated mass of silicon, but I know better. We are both from established families and, like me, you have not had any say in this relationship.

I would like to wish you a long and happy relationship, but I suspect that won't be the case. In the end, you will be blamed for everything. Just remember this. It is not you...it's him.

I'm late to the show but I have to say that is absolute gold Unfocused! Well played ;D

 

[Loswr]

Unfocused, you should repost that wonderful response on FM, DPR, and everywhere else the OP went trolling. Pure gold!

 

[Northstar]

Unfocused...one word....wow!

 

[slclick]

Oh come now, not THAT well written. Cheeky yes, but eliciting 'Don't let the door hit you' comments nonetheless.

 

[daveypoo]

It's not the car, it's the driver.....

 

[RunAndGun]

Dear "J,"
……………………..
……………………..

Just remember this. It is not you...it's him.

Now THAT is some funny $h!t, I don't care who you are.

 

[eml58]

Dear "J,"

I suppose I should not be surprised that you chose to announce the end of our relationship in such a public and cowardly way. You were never one for subtlety and discretion.

And, so typical of you to blame all the failures on me. As though you contributed nothing to the breakup. But, then, I guess since you contributed so little to the relationship, I should not be surprised.

The truth is, I've known for a long time this wasn't working. If I could have ended things myself, I would have. But as you know, for me this was an arranged marriage. You picked me and I had no say in the matter. For the honor of my family (and honor is something my culture values very highly) I could not leave you.

At first, your clumsy attempts to satisfy me were amusing and not without a certain boyish charm. But, honestly, it quickly became apparent that you were never going to improve. In fact, I soon realized that you actually thought you were good. I know this is hurtful to say, but since you are the one that began this public conversation, I think honesty is justified.

Never once were you able to bring me to my full potential. No, let me be more candid, never, ever did I come remotely close to achieving the heights I was intended for. You would fiddle with my dials and move my joystick, but it was so mechanical and uninspired that I could hardly bear it. Honestly, most of the time I wished you would just stick to the green box and let me do it myself.

And the trips...well, what can I say? Sure, I enjoyed them, but it was as though you thought that simply going someplace new would solve all our problems. All it did was make me long for the relationships that I saw others enjoying. How I wished that could have been us. But you...all you ever did was worry about whether someone else had a newer, prettier model hanging on his shoulder.

You were so obsessed with showing me off that you didn't see how many of your fellow travelers lovingly treated their lowly Rebels with respect and appreciation and how they were rewarded in ways that you and I could never achieve together.

Yes, I saw the world. But, really, I would have traded it in a instant for a quiet little town in the Midwest, with someone who understood me and what I was meant to do.

Now, dear D810, believe me, I wish you no ill. In fact, I actually feel sorry for you. I know people say you are nothing more than an overinflated mass of silicon, but I know better. We are both from established families and, like me, you have not had any say in this relationship.

I would like to wish you a long and happy relationship, but I suspect that won't be the case. In the end, you will be blamed for everything. Just remember this. It is not you...it's him.

Brilliant, just Brilliant

Regardless of the fact that it's a response to someone with a severe case of attention span deficit, just so well written, love it.

 

[unfocused]

Unfocused, you should repost that wonderful response on FM, DPR, and everywhere else the OP went trolling. Pure gold!

This is the only forum I participate in. But, at your request, I decided to register and repost in Fred Miranda and DPReview. Probably gets me banned, but oh well.