Tool choice is very personal. The cameras are made to suit a wide variety of shooters, and not everyone uses them the same way. In this thread there are many things mentioned that just aren't issues for me and the way I do photography. The sooner one or the other is chosen the sooner the person can get out and start learning photography, and discovering why they chose the wrong brand.
Although Nikon and Canon took off a lot faster than the rest with digital, there are other contenders these days. I think Sony and Pentax are doing a great job. I was sure my next compact camera was going to be a Canon or Nikon, but it looks like it might be a Sony.
Henry Peach wrote: Tool choice is very personal. The cameras are made to suit a wide variety of shooters, and not everyone uses them the same way. In this thread there are many things mentioned that just aren't issues for me and the way I do photography. The sooner one or the other is chosen the sooner the person can get out and start learning photography, and discovering why they chose the wrong brand.
Although Nikon and Canon took off a lot faster than the rest with digital, there are other contenders these days. I think Sony and Pentax are doing a great job. I was sure my next compact camera was going to be a Canon or Nikon, but it looks like it might be a Sony.
Yes, it all depends.
I've shot with 2 Sony shooters. One an amateur, the other a sponsored Sony photographer who shoots for a very highly regarded magazine (in terms of their photography levels).
Sony certainly can get good in the right hands that's for sure. In my amateur friends hands he gets so so results, the look under artificial lights is not great and the metering is IMHO inconsistent to say the least...
In the other guys hands... well... he sells prints for $5000USD each... however (funny enough) the high level pro really doesn't care about brands and such, he's just really good at seeing images and working the camera to get the shot.
If you want Sony for some reason, that's cool. I'm sure you'll get great shots out of it.
Well I wont get into the problems of each system but say why I picked the Nikon. First I was a Pentax shooter for SLRs because Pentax kept the same mount. So when I decided to go digital Pentax didnt have a Dslr and I went with Nikon because they use the same mount across the board. I like the idea I can use the older lenses as where from what I have read is not the case with Canon. I also like the control layout on the Nikons better and that I dont have to go to the menus for much if anything. Also I hate to disagree but so far my Nikons have handled purple pretty well. This is straigt out of camera no processing.
Joves wrote: Well I wont get into the problems of each system but say why I picked the Nikon. First I was a Pentax shooter for SLRs because Pentax kept the same mount. So when I decided to go digital Pentax didnt have a Dslr and I went with Nikon because they use the same mount across the board. I like the idea I can use the older lenses as where from what I have read is not the case with Canon. I also like the control layout on the Nikons better and that I dont have to go to the menus for much if anything. Also I hate to disagree but so far my Nikons have handled purple pretty well. This is straigt out of camera no processing.
Ive edited for probably 50+ photographers in the movie business. In my experience canon murders reds, nikons over saturate light green/yellod and blads mess with blues.
When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.
Joves wrote: Well I wont get into the problems of each system but say why I picked the Nikon. First I was a Pentax shooter for SLRs because Pentax kept the same mount. So when I decided to go digital Pentax didnt have a Dslr and I went with Nikon because they use the same mount across the board. I like the idea I can use the older lenses as where from what I have read is not the case with Canon. I also like the control layout on the Nikons better and that I dont have to go to the menus for much if anything. Also I hate to disagree but so far my Nikons have handled purple pretty well. This is straigt out of camera no processing.
Ive edited for probably 50+ photographers in the movie business. In my experience canon murders reds, nikons over saturate light green/yellod and blads mess with blues.
That is interesting - and gives you a guide of what to look for in PP. Thanks.
Joves wrote: Well I wont get into the problems of each system but say why I picked the Nikon. First I was a Pentax shooter for SLRs because Pentax kept the same mount. So when I decided to go digital Pentax didnt have a Dslr and I went with Nikon because they use the same mount across the board. I like the idea I can use the older lenses as where from what I have read is not the case with Canon. I also like the control layout on the Nikons better and that I dont have to go to the menus for much if anything. Also I hate to disagree but so far my Nikons have handled purple pretty well. This is straigt out of camera no processing.
Ive edited for probably 50+ photographers in the movie business. In my experience canon murders reds, nikons over saturate light green/yellod and blads mess with blues.
Now why is that?
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(I must admit that Canon is still the leader in the market, they certainly made that cool white-painted lenses that gives a... "Lazy Town" hero(?) look to their users, but think that Nikon lenses has been always the best (yes, haven`t heard you that?), and Nikon photographers are way smarter, nicer, way more virile (although there isn`t anything more sexy than a girl with a Nikon... ). Maybe they don`t look as cool(?) without that white-painted lenses... but there is no showing-off need... as everybody knows, Nikon users have always been the authentic "connoisseurs" in the photography world).
This is the only truth, and if someone cannot accept it, should go inmediatly to be checked by a specialist.
effron wrote: Why Nikon is better, from another forum.........
(I must admit that Canon is still the leader in the market, they certainly made that cool white-painted lenses that gives a... "Lazy Town" hero(?) look to their users, but think that Nikon lenses has been always the best (yes, haven`t heard you that?), and Nikon photographers are way smarter, nicer, way more virile (although there isn`t anything more sexy than a girl with a Nikon... ). Maybe they don`t look as cool(?) without that white-painted lenses... but there is no showing-off need... as everybody knows, Nikon users have always been the authentic "connoisseurs" in the photography world).
This is the only truth, and if someone cannot accept it, should go inmediatly to be checked by a specialist.
Lolol i love kool aid.
When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.
effron wrote: Why Nikon is better, from another forum.........
(I must admit that Canon is still the leader in the market, they certainly made that cool white-painted lenses that gives a... "Lazy Town" hero(?) look to their users, but think that Nikon lenses has been always the best (yes, haven`t heard you that?), and Nikon photographers are way smarter, nicer, way more virile (although there isn`t anything more sexy than a girl with a Nikon... ). Maybe they don`t look as cool(?) without that white-painted lenses... but there is no showing-off need... as everybody knows, Nikon users have always been the authentic "connoisseurs" in the photography world).
This is the only truth, and if someone cannot accept it, should go inmediatly to be checked by a specialist.
Joves wrote: Well I wont get into the problems of each system but say why I picked the Nikon. First I was a Pentax shooter for SLRs because Pentax kept the same mount. So when I decided to go digital Pentax didnt have a Dslr and I went with Nikon because they use the same mount across the board. I like the idea I can use the older lenses as where from what I have read is not the case with Canon. I also like the control layout on the Nikons better and that I dont have to go to the menus for much if anything. Also I hate to disagree but so far my Nikons have handled purple pretty well. This is straigt out of camera no processing.
That's not purple. That's pink.
What I'm talking about is a proper dark purple. Nikon renders it as a blue colour.
It's subtle though. Hard to see, here's an example:
See the one of the left is from the camera, the mid-shadows are a blueish colour. The one on the right is from a colorchecker passport profile. It's much more accurate to the true colour.
effron wrote: Why Nikon is better, from another forum.........
(I must admit that Canon is still the leader in the market, they certainly made that cool white-painted lenses that gives a... "Lazy Town" hero(?) look to their users, but think that Nikon lenses has been always the best (yes, haven`t heard you that?), and Nikon photographers are way smarter, nicer, way more virile (although there isn`t anything more sexy than a girl with a Nikon... ). Maybe they don`t look as cool(?) without that white-painted lenses... but there is no showing-off need... as everybody knows, Nikon users have always been the authentic "connoisseurs" in the photography world).
This is the only truth, and if someone cannot accept it, should go inmediatly to be checked by a specialist.
Lolol i love kool aid.
I'd say that other guy was joking/trolling. If not, they're dum.
Joves wrote: Well I wont get into the problems of each system but say why I picked the Nikon. First I was a Pentax shooter for SLRs because Pentax kept the same mount. So when I decided to go digital Pentax didnt have a Dslr and I went with Nikon because they use the same mount across the board. I like the idea I can use the older lenses as where from what I have read is not the case with Canon. I also like the control layout on the Nikons better and that I dont have to go to the menus for much if anything. Also I hate to disagree but so far my Nikons have handled purple pretty well. This is straigt out of camera no processing.
That's not purple. That's pink.
What I'm talking about is a proper dark purple. Nikon renders it as a blue colour.
It's subtle though. Hard to see, here's an example:
See the one of the left is from the camera, the mid-shadows are a blueish colour. The one on the right is from a colorchecker passport profile. It's much more accurate to the true colour.
I'm guessing that the dress color is close to the tertiary blue-violet and Joves example is on the tertiary red-violet side.
Purple is a broad spectrum between red and blue on the color chart. I think most people think of "purple" as the blue-violet side as SN's example illustrates.
This example wheel is from artyfactory.com
Nah that's pink dude. Pink might be in the "broad spectrum of purple" but pink is still pink. Purple is there in the middle and indigo is more bluish. You just gave them slightly different names.
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