umd Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Majority of award winning pictures in BBC's <a href="http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/wildwin/2004/index.html">Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2004</a> are shot with Nikons, so was the case past year. There are 40 pics by Nikon, excluding the Eric Hosking award which is given to a portfolio of one photographer (which is also a Nikon shooter). Closest brand has 26 pictures (you guessed who :)). FYI, no comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umd Posted October 22, 2004 Author Share Posted October 22, 2004 Btw, F5 is the most used camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric friedemann Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Umit, am I correct that this represents a continuing line of argument for you?- "More published photographs are taken with Nikons; therefore Nikon makes the best cameras." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivek iyer Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 It is the idiot(s) behind the viewfinders who make the difference. All camera makers do a splendid job in offering the beautifully crafted, perfect tools at throw away prices! Prostrations to them camera makers! Vivek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hique Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Wildlife shooters like Nikon. That's my conclusion. (WOW) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
way_the_keyed Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Well, geez. I shoot with Nikon, and my photos don't win awards. Maybe something is wrong with me. ;( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshall Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Clearly the biased judges were able to tell just by looking at the pictures which brand of camera gear they were made with and selected winners accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris haake Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 I'm going to guess that Umit's reason for posting this here is not to say that Nikon is better, but rather to refute many a Canon-head's assertion that "pros shoot Canon." Then again, I could be wrong, but that's what I get from this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew robertson Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Photo contests are for idiots. Let's shoot a bunch of photos, and then give them awa FOR FREE to an organization, who will then use them as they see fit (including possibly selling them)! Oh - and the winner? Taken with a Canon. Umit has indeed brought up photo contests before, and does indeed use them to defend his frequently untenable positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karim Ghantous Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 My conclusion: Nikon is not 'dead' and still makes cameras that people actually LIKE. How about that! The competition is besides the point, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nang Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Also note that, despite all the bitching people do about Velvia's color looking gaudy and unattractive, it seems to be the film of choice for the award winners here. These were wonderful photos. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric friedemann Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 "Photo contests are for idiots." "Competitions are for horse, not artist." Bela Bartok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_chappell Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 "Wildlife, Nikon Sees It." This, of course is a crock. A Nikon (or any other camera) sees nothing. It's the photographer and his or her vision and skill that make the image. The tools used are very secondary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaius1 Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 When I used to take piano lessons, I hated Bartok most of all. The man was an idiot. I can well believe that he didn't like exposing his compositions (if you can call them that) to critique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric friedemann Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Can you name any good music that ever came out of a competition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ross Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 'Waterloo', by ABBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manfred_sadlowski Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 >>"Wildlife, Nikon Sees It." This, of course is a crock. A Nikon (or any other camera) sees nothing.<< It seems title is deliberately chosen for being sarcastic about "Wildlife as Canon sees it" advertisements in the National Geographic and magazines alike. Awful truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_chappell Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 <I>It seems title is deliberately chosen for being sarcastic about "Wildlife as Canon sees it" advertisements in the National Geographic and magazines alike. Awful truth.</i><P> Ah, so. I guess I don't read those ads. Canon or Nikon, it's still a crock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fu_ren Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Those Nikon lenses that are designed for professional use are really solid in construction and produces superb picture quality with excellent contrast second to none.. They are durable and reliable in those crucial moments. So is their professional line of cameras. Nikon is consistent in producing good quality stuff although they may be a bit slower in incorporating high tech stuff in their production line than Canon. Nikon used to have (still have?) a slogan that says, "We take the world's greatest pictures." You can't fault this statement because it's not untrue. I am a Nikon user and often marveled (even envious at times) at Canon's rather lavish venture into innovations which tend to produce products that often are inconsistent like they would use a CCD chip for models at 35 mm format, others at 1.6x or 1.3x of that frame size. Nikon, on the hand, adheres strictly to a format 1.5x that of a 35 mm frame. I mean, as a analogy, Tokina is more like Nikon and Sigma more like Canon. At the end of the day, photographers will decide whether they prefer lavish innovation or conservative adherence. Or both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_chappell Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 <I>"Nikon used to have (still have?) a slogan that says, "We take the world's greatest pictures." You can't fault this statement because it's not untrue."</i><P> I can certainly fault it for being unprovable and unfalsifiable, therefore meaningless, and completely a matter of personal judgment. C'mon. It's just advertising BS, like any "Wildlife as Canon Sees It". Not to be taken seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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