Nikon's comeback!

nowadays it's really just down to preference. nikon's and canon's full frame cameras basically make images that have no discernable difference to most people.

 

big reasons to change: autofocus system, build quality, menus and user interface/camera controls

bad reasons to change: high iso performance (they're all the same by now), lens selection (both brands offer excellent lenses covering every realistic focal length), more "pros" use x brand vs y brand (duhh)

dond't know way ,but for years Canon "film or digital" is 80% the choise of sport photographers ,all kind of sports - for everything else Nikon "film or digital" is the fav camera far ahead to the most pro photographers .- i am a Nikon user for life .

So, who really cares if Nikon makes a comeback? I am vacationing in the Czech-Republic and I see just as many

Canon's as there are Nikon's in Prague, Karlovy Vary and Kutna Hora. I walk into their Tesco department store and

Sony, Olympus, Canon and Nikon DSLR's are their sellers. Mind you, their flagship store does display more Canon

red band L glass than Nikkor gold band ED glass.

Chuck Norris uses a Canon.

I have all Nikon stuff (started in 1968) so am hesitant to ewitch, but if Nikon can't come out w/ an IS body - I'm gonna bail

Maria Sharapova uses Canon !!

Well, I went to a NFL game and had sideline passes at a Dallas Cowboys game last month and all I saw were Canon cameras and white "L" lenses used by the press people. I saw the same in July at the Tour De France. Big deal!

Maria Sharapova!?!?! BOIIINNNNNGGGGG!!!!

I'm a Nikon guy and always have been. But when I went digital a couple of years ago I almost went 5D instead of Nikon. BUT I stayed

with them and am glad I did for the D3/D700/D300. BUT, I am thinking of investing in some good Canon glass and just keeping both and

buying the best body every couple of years as they keep leapfrogging each other. After you buy the glass, the bodies are relatively cheap.

 

I think it would be pretty cool to have a D3/5D MK II wedding kit. That L-glass 85 1.2 and the Nikon 24-70 and Nikon flash.

 

~rc

ok....sure...do Nikon users use Mac or PC?

<i>"...1DMkIII focus problems. Canons problems with this body don't happen to everyone but they happen enough to those who use the gear daily to make a living that Nikons timing on its newest gear and Canon dragging its feet could not have come at a worse time for Canon."</i><p>

 

Al, your repeated claims of problems with certain camera equipment might have more credibility if you provided some specifics, for example, about your agency, organization or professional affiliation. Do you own this faulty equipment you've referred to? Use it as part of a pool? Rented? Borrowed? Heard about it from colleagues?

Pascal - I would bet most Canon owners use Mac and most Nikon owners use PC.

Nikon Users use Linux

I use a Nikon camera/PC/HP computer/Samsung phone... what does it really matter?

Hey,

I use Canon and Leica (M8)...

I make $$ with both...

You have a problem with it?

"Nikon Users use Linux"

 

Isn't QuickTime included in the Nikon package?

I am a Canon guy but I do thank Nikon. Why? All these years Canon have been ignoring consumer's need. If not Nikon I don't know when will the new EF-S 18-200mm IS ever come out.

 

Thanks! Nikon

Just out of interest, what is that engine and what plane is it on?

Nikon & Canon both make great cameras. Who is ahead at any one time is basically a matter of point scoring. I don't understand pros who dump swathes of perfectly good equipment to jump on the next manuafacturers band-wagon. Just because the latest camera has super high ISO performance or a zillion megapixels, doesn't consign the excellent camera you already own to the bin! I take weddings - recently after showing a prospective client some samples of my work they commented on how vibrant and film-like the pictures were. The bride -to-be said 'you must have the latest cameras' (You notice its never how good a photographer you are!). I smilled sweetly. These shots were taken on the Olympus E-1. On paper its a jurassic 5 megapixel dinosaur of a camera (as used by David Bailey & Lord Lichfield). Fine, if you are a sports photgrapher wanting ISO 64000 and the fastest AF in the world I understand you might want to keep pace, but for the rest of us its just not that critical. The law of diminishing returns applies here.

 

Oh, and watch Sony - they are probably the only company with the clout to take on Nikon & Canon, and with the new 24 MP 'full frame' Alpha 900 about to hit the shelves, plus their close association with Carl Zeiss, I predict in 3-5 years they will be one of the top 3 if not the top. All that excellent Minolta & Konica DNA shines through.

 

Oh, and for those interested I shoot with Olympus E-1 & E-3 & Zuiko glass, Fuji S5 Pro & Nikon glass. Not feeling the need to upgrade either, as this kit suits me fine just at the moment. Takes a damn fine photo too!

"Nikon Users use Linux"

 

I've never heard anything so daft. You'll find they're all running Intel now, so they're all PCs. :-)

I use whatever I see famous photographers using, that way I know I will be able to take some good photos.

LOL. These threads really amuse me. Let's keep it going.

Mani - all I remember about the plane is that it was built in the 1950's, had folding wings, and was very loud - maybe a trainer.

Speaking of noise, has anyone noticed how loud events have gotten lately? I even needed ear plugs at a tomato fest! Ear plugs

have become essential camera bag equipment for me.<div></div>

Tim Holte: That's not as stupid as it sounds. If I have the same camera as some famous photographer, at least

there is no way I can blame the camera for the bad pictures I take...

 

;-p

As far as I know, Nikon never "left" so what is the meaning of a "Nikon comeback"? Canon lenses have always been as good as Nikon, everyone knows that. The early bodies had a vastly different mount, Nikon with the bayonet, and Canon with the breech mount. Canon had to abandon that in 1987 when the EOS line of AF bodies was introduced, just in time for the Olympics the following year. I still remember ads for the Canon A1 all over the place during the 1984 Olympics. The Canon A1 was one heck of a camera. The Nikon F4 came out in 1988 and pretty much blew everyone away. But Canon responded and the race was on. The Nikon F5 was a game changer. The Nikon D1 was a game changer.

 

Nikon has always been in the forefront, except for fast AF, which Canon got an early lead. I've been shooting Nikon since 1983. I never thought to change brands. The Nikon FE2 did all I needed for 13 years, from 1987-2000. From there it was the N70, the F100, and then digital. Before the D80 and D200, there were questions in the air, and a friend of mine sold off all his Nikon gear (and Fuji S2 Pro) to get into Canon (a couple of 40D bodies). But I've never once thought about it.

 

I loved my Canon Powershot Pro1. The image quality was stellar. But Canon looks very "digital" to me with its aggressive sharpening. I prefer Nikon.