Stay with Canon?

[Don Haines]

After 4 years using Canon gear i am thinking of selling all my stuff and switch over to Nikon to get better sensor performance. The lenses of Nikon are not as good as Canon's but with the Nikon sensor the (DSLR+Lens combi) scores are much better. "It's the combi that makes the picture"

What do you all think?
Keep waiting till Canon gets up (again) with Nikon?

I think this can take a long time... Maby never... Or are there any rumors canon wil get back on top soon?

I am thinking of getting rid of my Canon gear too. I find that it's just not capable of rendering the detail I need. For example, today I shot some pictures of a deer and although I can clearly see a mosquito on the neck of the deer, I can't tell how much blood it has sucked up. That just is not good enough!

Thank you for making my laugh Don the image of the mosquito is wonderful.

I'll post the picture when I get home tonight....

I shot 25 years with film. I have about 60 binders of slides, none of which have the resolution and detail of what I now consider as an "OK" shot. I have seen a phenominal jump in the quality of autofocus, in the sharpness of lenses, and watched sensors go from 320x200 in 16 colors to 20+megapixels and billions of colours, with processing capability jumping from "send it in to Kodak" to Photoshop. We are living in wonderful times for photography, I can't understand why some people get so worked up over Canon vs Nikon sensors.... both are wonderful.

It's like driving around in an old rusty ford pinto and having someone give you a free Ferrari, and then complaining that you didn't like the cup holder.... WHO CARES!!!!! Go out and enjoy it!!!!!

 

[Rienzphotoz]

Anyone want to buy the gear listed in my signature for £48,000?

Sounds like a very reasonable offer ... but does the price include shipping?

Collection only

Sorry, have to pass .. but I would've bought it at your asking price if you included free shipping ;D

 

[LewisShermer]

Re to: Sounds like a very reasonable offer ...

Do you really think that?

Better buy a H5D-60 for the money.

1st in line for all the camera gear, not for sarcasm though?

 

[RAKAMRAK]

Dear OP,

I hope you can see what can of worm you have opened by asking whether you should move to Nikon (whatever the pronunciation is) from Canon in a Canon forum. Neither I have that much knowledge about sensor technologies (sensor printing, what nanometer technology etc) nor I have any insider knowledge about what Canon plans to do tomorrow (or the day after or one month from now or one year from now or so on). However, assuming that opening the aforementioned can of worm was not your sole intention, I would beg to see some of your work where you think the current sensor technology of Canon has limited your creativity and where Nikon sensor technology would not. The pertinent point is I (or may I say we the CRians) would probably like to see the same photograph taken with your current Canon gear (which I do not know yet) and also with the Nikon gear you plan to buy (you can probably rent it). I shall be highly obliged if you do not resort to saying that "I have read Nikon can do better" after showing us a photograph taken by your Canon gear alone.

Thank you.

 

[AcutancePhotography]

On average, the capabilities of most any modern DSLR far outstrip the capabilities of the photographer using it.

I resemble that remark.

 

[AprilForever]

Here we go... reasons to switch to Hasselblad:

"A Hasselblad camera is not a reward for having achieved a successful career. A Hasselblad camera is the tool with which you build your successful career to begin with.

There is never any time like the present to start building for the future. And if you think 35mm is good enough for this stage of your career, then you’d better hope that your clients are also willing to settle for “good enough”. The best clients, however, are almost never willing to settle for “good enough”. And why should they, when there are photographers out there who can provide the best? And providing the best is what Hasselblad and the new H5D are all about.

The next step in the evolution of the world renowned Hasselblad H System, the Hasselblad H5D provides a powerful addition to any photographer’s toolbox and provides you with the competitive edge you need in today’s crowded marketplace. The H5D features Hasselblad’s legendary image quality, a new stylish and more compact design, an updated lens line, new electronics, improved AF precision and speed, increased stability and performance, and a range of other new camera functions and improved features, including:
New HCD 4.8/24mm lens
New Macro Converter
More accurate focusing with True Focus II
New Immediate Focus Confirm
New print ready Jpeg files
New compressed multi-shot RAW files for faster and smoother workflow
New Camera Configurator
Larger and more ergonomic buttons
Larger, easier to read display style
Updated Graphics User Interface
More programmable buttons
New and improved weather sealing
New and faster processors implementing Hasselblad Image Processing Architecture
And more...

I need this camera just for the MORE

I NEED MORE!!! this camera has it!

If they can come out with a 1600 f4 IS for Bird Photography, I am all in!!! Also, I will need a Hassy with at least 6 FPS, and hopefully also serious AF!!!

 

[Skulker]

On average, the capabilities of most any modern DSLR far outstrip the capabilities of the photographer using it.

I resemble that remark.

Self portrait coming up? BTW these are particularly good if taken with the lens cap on.

 

[tphillips63]

Re: Thinking of leaving Canon

H & G.

We seriously should have stopped it at this first reply

 

[AprilForever]

Re: Thinking of leaving Canon

H & G.

We seriously should have stopped it at this first reply

What does h and g even mean?

 

[Menace]

Re: Thinking of leaving Canon

H & G.

We seriously should have stopped it at this first reply

What does h and g even mean?

"Hello and Goodbye "

 

[tron]

Always pronounced it 'Nick-On' not nigh-con or knee-con. Don't really care if I'm right.

;D Same here

 

[roadrunner]

I just love how most people act as if swapping camera brands is such a simple task. I briefly considered switching to Nikon when I heard the price of the 5D3 (Very briefly, in my head, never made a post on the forums, mind you) as I was not too thrilled with Canon at that point.

I too have only been doing this semi-pro for about 4 years. But do you have any idea how expensive it would be to make the switch to Nikon? Canon 5D3, 7D, 70-200 F2.8L IS II, 24-70 F2.8L II, 100 F2.8L IS Macro, 24-105 F4L IS, Sigma 35 F1.4, 85 F1.8, 50 F1.4, Tokina 11-16 F2.8, 4x 600EX-RT, 2x 430EX II, 580EX II, 3x PW Flex TT5, AC3 Zone Controller... and I'm sure the list goes on with other accessories and random crap I've accumulated over the past few years. And my photography career is comparatively short to many of yours.

It would literally cost me thousands of dollars to make the switch to Nikon, for an imperceptible difference in image quality. In the end, it was much cheaper just to suck it up and purchase the 5D3, rather than wasting all that money switching brands. And I love the 5D3 now =) It helps that I got mine about a year ago for $2700 rather than full retail.

 

[Don Haines]

After 4 years using Canon gear i am thinking of selling all my stuff and switch over to Nikon to get better sensor performance. The lenses of Nikon are not as good as Canon's but with the Nikon sensor the (DSLR+Lens combi) scores are much better. "It's the combi that makes the picture"

I am thinking of getting rid of my Canon gear too. I find that it's just not capable of rendering the detail I need. For example, today I shot some pictures of a deer and although I can clearly see a mosquito on the neck of the deer, I can't tell how much blood it has sucked up. That just is not good enough!

Keep in mind that this is shot with a 3 year old "obsolete" camera and a middle of the road lens. You can pull the resolution out of the RAW file to see a mosquito on the deer's neck. I'm not going to complain about Canon...

 

[Skulker]

After 4 years using Canon gear i am thinking of selling all my stuff and switch over to Nikon to get better sensor performance. The lenses of Nikon are not as good as Canon's but with the Nikon sensor the (DSLR+Lens combi) scores are much better. "It's the combi that makes the picture"

I am thinking of getting rid of my Canon gear too. I find that it's just not capable of rendering the detail I need. For example, today I shot some pictures of a deer and although I can clearly see a mosquito on the neck of the deer, I can't tell how much blood it has sucked up. That just is not good enough!

Keep in mind that this is shot with a 3 year old "obsolete" camera and a middle of the road lens. You can pull the resolution out of the RAW file to see a mosquito on the deer's neck. I'm not going to complain about Canon...

Thats all very well Don, but if the camera was better you would be able to see that the deer is under attack! It appears that an evil archer has launched an arrow that is about to strike poor bambie's mum down.

 

[unfocused]

Clearly an inferior sensor. You can't even tell if that mosquito is carrying West Nile!

 

[Malte_P]

i just shoot this proud canon fan today....

as dumb looking as a mod.....

 

[Kit.]

After 4 years using Canon gear i am thinking of selling all my stuff and switch over to Nikon to get better sensor performance. The lenses of Nikon are not as good as Canon's but with the Nikon sensor the (DSLR+Lens combi) scores are much better. "It's the combi that makes the picture"

What do you all think?

Google search for "It's the combi that makes the picture": 2 results.
Google search for "It's the photographer that makes the picture": about 15000 results.

Well...

 

[Malte_P]

After 4 years using Canon gear i am thinking of selling all my stuff and switch over to Nikon to get better sensor performance. The lenses of Nikon are not as good as Canon's but with the Nikon sensor the (DSLR+Lens combi) scores are much better. "It's the combi that makes the picture"

What do you all think?

Google search for "It's the combi that makes the picture": 2 results.
Google search for "It's the photographer that makes the picture": about 15000 results.

Well...

don´t waste your time.. OT is a new user... 3 postings so far.
he is not interested in his thread anymore (probably never was) so why should we?

ps: without the "..." you get 895.000.000 results...

 

[northbyten]

I've thought about it and if Sony release a FF NEX that's better value than Canon's next FF then I'm sold.

 

[jrista]

Let's make it really interesting... rent the following gear:

a Nikon D800E and AFS 14-24mm f2.8G zoom;
a Canon 5D Mark III and... oh, rats - Canon doesn't have anything to compete with this - why bother. :-X

Or how about:

a Canon 5DIII and TS-E 17mm f/4L;
a Nikon D800E and...

a Canon 5DIII and MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro;
a Nikon D800E and...

a Canon 5DIII and handholdable 600mm f/4L IS II;
a Nikon D800E and...

a Canon 5DIII and an f/1.2 prime lens;
a Nikon D800E and...

we could do this all day :

+1000