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Have you ever jumped from one camera brand to another?


2 years 9 months ago #720881 by Eli Clark
I really have enjoyed my Nikons, however have been wanting to get more into video.  Latey, I feel Sony and Canon have more going on with hybrid cameras that are more balanced with stills and video.  

Now of course moving to another brand, is essentially starting over.  Have you ever jumped brands, if so, what caused you to do so?
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2 years 9 months ago #720882 by db3348
Hi Eli

I  jumped from Nikon to Canon  when I went digital ,  because :
a)  At the time Nikon  didn't even offer a full-frame model,  and  that criterion was one of my major deal makers / breakers, 
b) I had been getting progressively less impressed with  Nikon Australia's servicing of my Nikon film cameras,
c) Canon  offered a more suitable range of lenses for  my "style" and subject preferences .

If  I  ever decide to get a mirrorless camera ,  ironically ,  I  may  end  up  going back to Nikon because  I  have  been more impressed  with  Nikon's Z system than Canon's R system .
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2 years 9 months ago #720884 by Nikon Shooter
I was a Nikon shooter in film times. I waited long enough to switch
to digital until the D3S as my first move. Then the D3X and others
followed.

So… nope, I think it will be Nikon for ever! :P
Light is free… capturing it is not!
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2 years 9 months ago #720885 by Nikon Shooter
ADDENDUM

… and it won't be a mirrorless. Ever!
Light is free… capturing it is not!
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2 years 9 months ago #720921 by Eli Clark
Really?  But isn't everything moving towards mirrorless? 
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2 years 9 months ago #720931 by Nikon Shooter
That's the hype these days, in my eye the same as it was with the Wankle
engins in the NSU of the 70s. Hypes are quite dangerous when one has not
counter views to oppose influencers' loud noises. In a stagnent market, no-
thing is better for the industrial economy than new tendencies and this is
where hypes weight in.

At this point, I don't see much more than very marginal benefits over the
dSLR system in minor aspects and major flaws in others. 

If you want to invest in new gear, stores have not much new to offer than
the newer stuff… if they want to sell.
Light is free… capturing it is not!
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2 years 9 months ago #720955 by TCav
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Sometimes a few times during the course of a single day!
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2 years 9 months ago #720964 by Prago
Nope, never needed too.  Or wanted to rather.  
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2 years 9 months ago - 2 years 9 months ago #720971 by TCav
I like the in body image stabilization of the Sony A77 II and the Pentax KP, but I hate the electronic viewfinder of the Sony, and don't have the appropriate lenses for the Pentax, so I use the Nikon. Other times I like the panorama feature of the Sony, and other times I like the non-anti-aliasing of the Pentax.

They all use the same Sony 24MP APS-C sensor, so I'm confident in the image quality regardless of the camera I use.

I am pleased to have a number of tools in my arsenal, and that I can pick and choose as the need arises, and am please to not be limited by the compromises others have made.

Something that I used to say frequently that doesn't get said often enough here is this: The Lens is the thing. Find the lens that will do what you want, and get the camera that you can use it on. Pretty much everything else is noise.
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2 years 9 months ago #721049 by Andrew AG
Can't say I have, no interest either.  
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2 years 9 months ago #721050 by Ozzie_Traveller
G'day Eli

As others above have mentioned - there are many reasons for and against changing cameras / lens mounts

For me (being a 'real old fella') my first SLR back in the 60s was a Pentax, screw thread lens mount, it was "okay" and one of the big names, but I soon found it was missing many features on other screw-thread bodies - so went to Ricoh - then to Ricoh "K" mount and stayed there for a decade or two

My first digital was a Fuji superzoom, a wonderful camera back in 2003 and it had features not found on the film cameras - including the (NS dreaded) EVF. I soon dicovered that the image results were substantially better than the EVF displayed ... and that unit worked for me until the on-off switch started playing up 96,000 images later

By then Panasonic had come out with a larger sensor superzoom - so I got it and loved it ~ and I am still using Panny cameras today

The EVF today is brilliant in what it can do for me, the fully articulated rear screen is one of its best features and the barrage of magic features inside the camera and an easy-to-follow menu system means that I will be very-very unlikely to move away from Panny in the future

Hope this helps
Phil from the great land Downunder
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2 years 9 months ago #721067 by Sawyer
Came close a few years ago, thought the grass would be greener for me, but decided to stay put.  Does that count?  ha ha ha
Canon 5D Mark II | Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM | Canon 35L | Sigma 85 1.4 | Helios 44M-6 58mm(M42) | Zeiss 50mm 1.4 (C/Y) | Canon 135L | (2) 430EX II
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2 years 9 months ago #721236 by Garbo
Been tempted, but never pulled the trigger.  
Nikon D300: 24-70 2.8 | 70-200 2.8 VR |Sigma 150 2.8 | 50 1.4 | SB-800
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2 years 9 months ago #721242 by Shadowfixer1
I have a couple of times. I began with Pentax, way back in the film days and later added Minolta to my kit when autofocus came out. I shot both until selling them and switching to Nikon when the F100 came out. I added a Minolta Dimage 7 around 2002. I used those two until the Nikon based Fuji S2-Pro came out. I ended up selling all the bodies except for the Minolta and ordered a Nikon D200 when it was announced. I added an Olympus EM-10 to my kit as a travel camera but it became my main camera as I never picked up the Nikon after that. I sold all my Nikon gear and upgraded to the EM1 Mark I and later to the EM1 Mark II which I currently use. I was going to switch to a Sony A7III and owned it for about a week but the lenses I wanted were not available at that time so I sent it back and upgraded to the EM1 Mark II as I had a trip coming up so I needed a body since I had sold my EM1 Mark 1. I still have the old Minolta Dimage 7 and it still works. I have entertained the idea of going with Fuji and the X-Pro 3 but it's a little pricey. The new Nikon Zfc looks appealing as well. Shame it isn't full frame.
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2 years 9 months ago #721364 by Zach Mosher
Yeah, I'm another boring one. No changes here.  
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