So when does everyone think things are going to get back to normal around here?

[wickidwombat]

With the 5Dmk3 vs D800 being the most contraversial release in photographic history
I was just wondering when everyone thinks that things are going to return to normal around here?

Please this poll is just for fun, try to lighten up guys

 

[Orion]

I miss those days when I waited for the next model to be released, so that I could then go online and read the reviews, such as dpreview and dxoMark, and decide on which to buy. . . . . . . but nooooooo I had to join this forum and waste my days reading psycho bable and learning of fire and brimstone, oceans boiling dogs and cats living together . . . . mass hysteria :

 

[YellowJersey]

I miss those days when I waited for the next model to be released, so that I could then go online and read the reviews, such as dpreview and dxoMark, and decide on which to buy. . . . . . . but nooooooo I had to join this forum and waste my days reading psycho bable and learning of fire and brimstone, oceans boiling dogs and cats living together . . . . mass hysteria :

This man speaks the truth.

 

[Seamus]

You have to admit, some of this stuff is pretty entertaining.

 

[moreorless]

It all depends on Canon.

Does Canon know what it is doing wrong?

I think we have to wait until after the surge in 5D3 buying has subsided and for the D800 to outsell and outreview the 5D3 in every way. And maybe during that time, a Sony A-9X will also arrive. Time will tell.

And after Canon realises what it has done wrong, it then needs to work out what it needs to do right.

So I'm thinking, back to normal, 2014 if we're lucky.

The dark horse here is whatever plans Canon has for a mirrorless copmact system camera. That could add a good amount of zest back into Canon.

"Doing wrong" is different for everyone though and those who didnt get what they want shout loudest.

I'd guess in a month or two though the fanboys and trolls will have found something new to argue about and things will start to return to norma.

 

[Actionpix]

I think there are two camps. The old fashioned guys, used to 100 ISO, or lower, film that got their skills perfected in the pre-digital time and the newcomers that started with a mobile phone. When you are used to film you are looking for a camera that can deliver an image that can outperform film as, when you are used to mobile phone images, you are looking for something that outperforms a phone, not only in image quality but also in handling. With a high ISO camera you get that last. But the old fashioned guys are still waiting for their high detail full frame camera. And as long Canon does not deliver it the discussion will go on.

 

[kdsand]

With the 5Dmk3 vs D800 being the most contraversial release in photographic history
I was just wondering when everyone thinks that things are going to return to normal around here?

Please this poll is just for fun, try to lighten up guys

Perhaps the world has already ended and we just have not caught on?
:-\

 

[marekjoz]

There is missing an answer: "When Canon buys Nikon Imaging Division", which according to Maya calendar should take place on Dec 21st 2012. Let's be patient...

 

[briansquibb]

With the 5Dmk3 vs D800 being the most contraversial release in photographic history
I was just wondering when everyone thinks that things are going to return to normal around here?

Please this poll is just for fun, try to lighten up guys

MotoGP starts soon - I will be able to roll up with 1 body and 2 white lens mounted on the gimbal and have great 4 day weekends. The rest of the time will be working out which beach to sit on taking 'street' pictures of the Sheilas

Ahhhhh the alarm has just woken me up ;D ;D ;D

 

[squarebox]

learning of fire and brimstone, oceans boiling dogs and cats living together . . . . mass hysteria :

I read that and was like... "OMG dogs being boiled in oceans... and wait.. why are cats living together horrible?"

Things will propbably get back to normal after the 7dmk2 and rebel 650D get released.

 

[kentandersen]

what is back to normal?

If you mean back to the time when a new "5dMKIII what do you think it will look like thread" is being posted 5-6 times a day?

That time will come in just a couple of months. That when all the "unboxed 5dMKIII", "5dMKIII high ISO pixel peep discussion threads", "5dMKIII vs 5dMkII vs Nikon vs Iphone" and "shall I sell my kidney vote" are being changed with 7dMKII threads.

The forum here will stay normal, and look excactly the same all this year. You just changed the name of the camera released or expected... and add a small improvement in the gear mentioned.

 

[CanineCandidsByL]

#1. Normal? We don't need no stink'n normal.

#2. About an hour before the next controversial release.

#3. As soon as the 5dm3 isn't back ordered.

 

[solarpos]

Once the ants leave the Canon

 

[markphoto]

Once the ants leave the Canon

LMAO

Awesome!!

 

[JR]

We still will have plenty on new lens to complain about and the rumored mega pixel camera from Canon...so I hope things will continue to be as passionnate around here

8)

 

[unfocused]

Not sure what normal is, but I've been pretty impressed with the level of hysteria over the last two weeks.

It seems like we've got more drama queens than a trainload of junior high cheerleaders on their way to a Justin Bieber concert.

People are now reduced to whining about instruction manuals and auto-ISO buttons, not to mention everyone pouring over image files to examine them at sub-atomic levels to see if the molecular structure of the D800 is cleaner.

I am taking and recommending that others take the following pledge: "As a Canon 7D owner, I hereby pledge that when the 7D II is released I will not embarrass myself like my full-frame brethren have done over the Canon 5D III. I may cringe and whine a bit about the price, wish it had more or less resolution, dynamic range or high ISO performance, but I will wait for the reviews and try to remember that it is just a camera and that my personal self-worth is not based upon whether or not Canon produces a camera that meets my exact specifications."

 

[solarpos]

I will take that pledge as well.

 

[justsomedude]

Not sure what normal is, but I've been pretty impressed with the level of hysteria over the last two weeks.

It seems like we've got more drama queens than a trainload of junior high cheerleaders on their way to a Justin Bieber concert.

People are now reduced to whining about instruction manuals and auto-ISO buttons, not to mention everyone pouring over image files to examine them at sub-atomic levels to see if the molecular structure of the D800 is cleaner.

While people may be overreacting and really getting crazy in the d800 vs. 5D3 debate, the underlying issue remains: someone at Canon totally f*cked their market research. I wouldn't be surprised if said employee/group is currently unemployed.

A few observations:

• Canon went for lower MP, thinking the chatter from users leaned towards lower MP - but improved quality
• Nikon has demonstrated that higher MP doesn't necessarily mean a sacrifice in quality
• Canon took a gamble that Nikon could not produce a mind-blowing high MP body. They took that gamble and, in the short term at least - lost
• Nikon is likely under-pricing their d800 as a loss-leader to get Canon people talking, and possibly jumping ship. And so far... it's genius marketing, because - well - it's working. We're all talking about it, aren't we?

So while we all may be able to sit back and say "calm down!" or poke fun at what we may deem to be over-reactions from the Canon base, the reality of the situation is that Nikon has stirred the pot. The d800 cannot be ignored; it has completely changed the dSLR landscape, and the frustration we're seeing from Canon users is because this innovation did not come from Canon first.

Canon is now in the position of responding/reacting, instead of leading the development. You can't blame the Canon fans for being frustrated with being put in that position. We'd all prefer leading to following. And as much as we may hate to say/admit it, Nikon appears to be leading in the fast pitched game of sensor-tech... at least for now.

Canon will respond accordingly - and I trust that they will with an appropriate body when the time comes. All we can do is wait and see (or bitch and whine in forums in the meantime).

 

[distant.star]

To paraphrase a certain genius from a particular movie...

Normal is as normal does.

 

[moreorless]

Not sure what normal is, but I've been pretty impressed with the level of hysteria over the last two weeks.

It seems like we've got more drama queens than a trainload of junior high cheerleaders on their way to a Justin Bieber concert.

People are now reduced to whining about instruction manuals and auto-ISO buttons, not to mention everyone pouring over image files to examine them at sub-atomic levels to see if the molecular structure of the D800 is cleaner.

While people may be overreacting and really getting crazy in the d800 vs. 5D3 debate, the underlying issue remains: someone at Canon totally f*cked their market research. I wouldn't be surprised if said employee/group is currently unemployed.

A few observations:

• Canon went for lower MP, thinking the chatter from users leaned towards lower MP - but improved quality
• Nikon has demonstrated that higher MP doesn't necessarily mean a sacrifice in quality
• Canon took a gamble that Nikon could not produce a mind-blowing high MP body. They took that gamble and, in the short term at least - lost
• Nikon is likely under-pricing their d800 as a loss-leader to get Canon people talking, and possibly jumping ship. And so far... it's genius marketing, because - well - it's working. We're all talking about it, aren't we?

So while we all may be able to sit back and say "calm down!" or poke fun at what we may deem to be over-reactions from the Canon base, the reality of the situation is that Nikon has stirred the pot. The d800 cannot be ignored; it has completely changed the dSLR landscape, and the frustration we're seeing from Canon users is because this innovation did not come from Canon first.

Canon is now in the position of responding/reacting, instead of leading the development. You can't blame the Canon fans for being frustrated with being put in that position. We'd all prefer leading to following. And as much as we may hate to say/admit it, Nikon appears to be leading in the fast pitched game of sensor-tech... at least for now.

Canon will respond accordingly - and I trust that they will with an appropriate body when the time comes. All we can do is wait and see (or bitch and whine in forums in the meantime).

This is really exactly the kind of post the OP was talking about, someone making a person judgement that is not shared by many others and talking it up as a stone cold fact.