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Nikon D1 Digital Equipment
On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 22:33:29 -0700, "Larry R Harrison Jr"
wrote: Why is everyone so gung-ho about Canon? It's as if Nikon is Yugo and Canon is Rolls-Royce. Please. Other than the Canon EOS-1D Mark II vs the Nikon D2H, I just don't see Canon as being outlanishly superior. Heck, read the reviews on the Digital Rebel vs the Nikon D70 and tell me where all this pro-Canon rush is coming from. It's silly if you ask me. I spent some time with a photo editor on a daily newspaper who told me that the deciding factor for them about which camera system they would use was the cost of the lenses. Canon lenses, at that time, were considerably less than Nikon lenses. If you are buying lenses for that many cameras it can add up quickly. |
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Well I guess that makes sense.
"McLeod" wrote in message ... On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 22:33:29 -0700, "Larry R Harrison Jr" wrote: Why is everyone so gung-ho about Canon? It's as if Nikon is Yugo and Canon is Rolls-Royce. Please. Other than the Canon EOS-1D Mark II vs the Nikon D2H, I just don't see Canon as being outlanishly superior. Heck, read the reviews on the Digital Rebel vs the Nikon D70 and tell me where all this pro-Canon rush is coming from. It's silly if you ask me. I spent some time with a photo editor on a daily newspaper who told me that the deciding factor for them about which camera system they would use was the cost of the lenses. Canon lenses, at that time, were considerably less than Nikon lenses. If you are buying lenses for that many cameras it can add up quickly. |
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The Newark (NJ) Star Ledger newspaper is converting its digital photo
operation from Nikon to Canon. As a result, the Star Ledger is selling off some 60 Nikon D1 cameras etc From: "Larry R Harrison Jr" Why is everyone so gung-ho about Canon? It's as if Nikon is Yugo and Canon is Rolls-Royce. Please. Other than the Canon EOS-1D Mark II vs the Nikon D2H, I just don't see Canon as being outlanishly superior. In this particular case (newspaper) they are likely switching to the 1D Mark II because Nikon took to long to bring out a competitor for the 1D and when they did (D2H) Canon trumped it with double the pixel count shortly thereafter. As for "oulandisly superior", Nikon doesn't offer a dSLR body with high pixel count (over 6 Mpixels) while Canon now has two, the 8 Mpix 1D Mark II and the 11 Mpixel 1Ds (which I use). The only thing remotely comparable with a Nikon mount is the Kodak 14n, which has many problems and appears suited mainly (only?) for studio work. Even there it has a projected lifetime shutter count of about 1/3 as many cycles as the 1Ds. Most pros would gladly fork over the extra $2,500 or so to get the 1Ds since it will supposedly last three times longer. More generally (film included) the Canon lens line seems to be more innovative than Nikon's the past 8 years or so, since Canon brought out IS lenses. I'm very interested in wildlife photography and need a long lens for that, and the Canon super tele's with Image Stabilization are wonderful. Nikon has nothing to compare to this yet and it really hurts them. Several big name bird photographers have dumped their Nikons for Canons the past 3-4 years, for example. You could buy a 500 f/4 L IS with a film body for less than you could buy a Nikon 500 mm (with no VR of course) a couple years ago, for example. The Canon was both better and cheaper, a hard combo to counter. Heck, read the reviews on the Digital Rebel vs the Nikon D70 and tell me where all this pro-Canon rush is coming from. It's silly if you ask me. Nikon competes well with the D70 and the D100 against the comparable Canon products, and the lenses that most amateurs will buy for them are pretty much equal now that Nikon has added VR lenses. But at the high end (larger pixel count bodies, super tele lenses with IS) Canon is ahead and seemingly pulling away. This is where all the buzz is coming from. Bill |
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"Larry R Harrison Jr" wrote in message news:xJazc.26639$fZ1.9165@fed1read03... Why is everyone so gung-ho about Canon? It's as if Nikon is Yugo and Canon is Rolls-Royce. Please. Other than the Canon EOS-1D Mark II vs the Nikon D2H, I just don't see Canon as being outlanishly superior. Heck, read the reviews on the Digital Rebel vs the Nikon D70 and tell me where all this pro-Canon rush is coming from. It's silly if you ask me. There is 6-12 months age difference between the drebel and d70. that is an age in digital time. The d70 still costs £150 more over here. |
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"Bill Hilton" wrote in message yes when nikon recently brought out a 4meg high speed camera claiming that 4 megs is all you can get if you want high speed canon brought out an 8. sports and reportage pros have no other choice. |
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