photonutt1970

I know there is not really much of a difference between the Major Manufactures DSLR line up but I prefer the Nikon Color reproduction I myself shoot with the D7100

cbtsam Loc: Monkton, MD

When I went shopping with the insurance money for my stolen Leica III g, with a 50mm Summicron and a 135mm Hektor, I knew that neither lens fit my eye. I always wanted something longer than the fifty, but the 135 was too long and/or too slow. (Yes, I know, picky, picky, picky!)

It was about 1964 or 1965, and Nikon offered their "Blowup" lens, an 85mm 1.8, and Canon didn't have anything comparable. From that point on, I was stuck with Nikon (not a horrible thing exactly), because, relative to my resources, I could never afford to change.

Orson Burleigh Loc: Annapolis, Maryland, USA

Canons, basically due to the advice given by the man in the local camera shop in 1970.

In 1970 the first camera was a Canon TL with a Canon FL 50mm f/1.8, purchased at that local camera shop. The next year, during my first stint in Sunny Southeast Asia, a Canon FL 200mm f/3.5 tele was added. The eyes were much younger, so through the lens (thus TL) match-needle stopped-down metering was great.

In the mid 80s Canon A1 and AE1p cameras and a few Canon FD lenses provided open aperture metering and what seemed like a great deal of automation. One camera was usually attached to a 70-210mm zoom. The other camera, for some reason that I can no longer quite articulate, usually sported a Korean made Sears & Roebuck branded 135mm lens from the Sears outlet store. I carried those two cameras along into a late 80s and early 90s dream assignment in Thailand.

A severe Gear Acquisition Syndrome (GAS) attack in 1990 led to the purchase of a Canon EOS 1 and an EF 70-210 f/4 zoom from the AAFES catalog. Wow! Autofocus! With the addition of a first generation EF 50mm f/1.8 this was a not-too-heavy one-small-bag setup. The EOS 1 rig was used regularly up to about 2005.

After a decade of the doldrums and pocket-sized Panasonic point and shoots, retirement and a couple of successful eye operations led to: 'Maybe I can see well enough to take pictures again.' The two still-extant EF Lenses sort of pointed to the Canon family again: now there is a Rebel T6s, an 80D and a number of GAS impelled EF-S and EF lens purchases. I may not be much good, but I am having fun.

photoman022 Loc: Manchester CT USA

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Lazy J Loc: Pacific Northwest

My first film SLR was a Minolta Maxxum. It was so long ago I don`t even remember why I choose it.

I won`t waste everyone`s time reciting all the pocket P&S cameras I have owned over the years.

Regarding DSLRs, I had contemplated between the entry level cameras that Costco had at the time (2012) and after reading up on both decided on whatever iteration of Nikon that was popular at that time. However, after using it for couple weeks, and understanding I had little to no photographic knowledge at that time, I was just not happy with the pictures coming out of the camera on automatic settings. So, I returned it and got the Canon 60D. I have since upgraded to the 7DII, but have overall been very content with my selection of both camera and lenses, and have never looked back.

Now if Canon would just pull their heads out of their proverbial you-know-whats and put an articulating screen on a full frame camera (not all of us are arctic shooting professionals), I would continue to be happy with my original camera choice.

My two cents worth, keep the change!

nison777 Loc: illinois u.s.a.

Started with the minolta srt 101, progressed through two more models,
My friend and teacher used a old nikon, always admired the results of the nikon cameras from the historical images I came to appreciate.
I realized the skill was as important as the tool..
The Nikon fists my hands comfortably as did the minolta camera.
So the move was easy,
I had a collection of nikon lenses so when I went to digital why buy into another system, I couldn't justify that..
I worked in camera stores so I have had many models in my hands.
I have had a good basis of compassion over the years..

Greys3 Loc: Northwest Ohio

I started shooting with Canon. My 35mm camera was a Canon, had invested a fair amount in lenses, and was told that when I switched to DSLR, could use some of the lenses on the DSLR body. So stayed with Canon, Have always had the best of luck with Canon & still continue to do so. I have a PowerShot SD940 IS, Canon M3 DSLR. & the Canon 80D with 18-135mm IS USM lens, and the EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM lens. Along with Cases, Flashes, External Power Packs for the Flashes, filters and other items. Guess in my case, started with Canon, and stuck with it, as have always had the best of luck with it.

My Story and I am sticking with It.

Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

The song Kodachrome: "I got a Nikon camera..."
Seriously, I went with Nikon in order to use Nikkor lenses.

Streets Loc: Euless, TX.

I'm surprised That so few have been Sony users. I was a Minolta fan, so the obvious choice for me was to acquire a Sony digital A200 when it became obvious that film was a dead horse, only attractive to antique collectors and luddites. Minolta AF lenses fit all Sony Alphas, and "Minolta color" is hard to beat. Sony lenses are based on the Minolta formulae. My current camera body is the A57 and I shall use it until,it dies. I know no other make, at this price level, that has a 12 FPS frame rate. The Sony menu is near perfect as well. I would imagine that Canon and Nikon are probably as good but I will never know: Sony is what I will always use. My current lenses are the Sony 18-135mm SAM and the Sony 70-300mm APO G. I also have a Minolta 50mm macro which is very good for copying old slides.

Oly Guy

!st Fuji s3 2007, then Canon -still have t2i rebel and 5d mark 11, love their software and color with landscapes and portraits, then Nikon-traded in 2014-still great sharpness- then fuji ex2, and lenses,very sharp! tried Sony a6000- also sharp still have an rx100 for family shots and general pocket camera-also coolpixA great sensor ,not so great on portraits but sharp and great cropping mode-last my old friend Olympus, still have e 300 and lately an om e 5 Mirrorless for great jpegs and landscape colors, great software. Can you see I have GAS occasionally! Life is short, and each camera seems to be really good for specific purposes, although none were really bad cameras-still love ccd sensors like the e3oo has. Oh and just gave away to my Gdaughter my s90 Canon , a great all around pocket camera. I give some away at Xmas to my Children. Wife has no idea what I own nor cares!

MikeC

My first ''good'' 35 mm camera was a Pentax Spotmatic that I bought in a duty free shop in Jamaica. Sort of lost interest for a few years until I used my Son's old Canon T1i and got hooked on digital. Since then I've owned a Canon T5i, a 70D, and a 80D. Currently I still have the 80D and an SL1 for backup. I went to Canon only because both my brother and son own Canon's and we can share lenses.

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

After various early Fuji digi point & shoots I purchased perhaps the best bridge camera ever - a Sony R1 with a superb 4X zoom - VERY heavy - and because of it's weight I then purchased a Canon G 12 - but did not get on too well with it's optical finder. Then came Micro 4/3 (or MFT) - I swapped the R1 and the G12 for that first MFT - a Panasonic Lumix G1 kit with 14-45 and 45-200 both with OIS. As the first MFT, Panasonic went overboard with quality. The 14-45 was eventually voted best kit lens ever. Lost all my gear in a boating accident. Bought another G1 and 14-45, and later added another 45-200, progressively moving on to a G5 body, which has every thing I want, 16mpx and a fast menu system, swapped the 45-200 for a 45-150 (still panny). For me, MFT is magic, with 2X crop giving extreme value to the smaller and lighter lenses. I believe that MFT is about more sophisticated geometry, with the lens closer to the sensor, and the 4/3 format maximising on a circular lens, and now that photography is digital, for me, it makes sense to have a digital viewfinder.

wmurnahan Loc: Bloomington IN

First time, with film, Olympus was too small for my hands, didn't like Minolta's external lever connector (seen it stick), Leica too expensive, got down to Nikon/Canon, at the time I wanted a semi-auto, the choice was a EL and EF, the EF could be used total manual if the battery failed and it had a 125 flash sync. so I went Canon. When Canon changed their mount when auto focus came out, I wish I would of gone Nikon. When I finally went digital, I went Sony because I could use my old Canon glass and I love Zeiss lenses and wanted full frame, had Panasonic with their Leica connection had a full frame I probably would of gone Panasonic since I had a Lumix with Leica that I loved the picture quality on if only it could be blow up bigger than a 4 X 5 print with out loosing quality.

Szalajj Loc: Salem, NH

I've been an equal opportunity shooter! Over the years I have shot with a Brownie, a Kodak Instamatic, a Pentax 35 mm, a Leica Range Finder 35 mm, a Polaroid, a Minolta 101, a Nikon 6006, a Sigma SLR, a Sony Cyber Shot, but now my loyalty is to Canon. My reason for choosing Canon was that my cousin and mentor shoots Canon bodies exclusively. She’s traveled the globe professionally for photo shoots.

I'm currently shooting with a Canon Rebel T5.

I will let you know that when I bought my Canon Rebel T5 almost 2 years ago, I didn't think that I would need more camera than that. Little did I know that after taking my Digital Photography Class to complete my Associates Degree that I would outgrow that camera within 9 months of purchasing it!

As soon as I get a new job, I'll be buying a Canon 7D MII. I need the high 10 FPS burst speed that the upgrade offers. The money has been put aside since last July!

If I had it to do over again, I would have taken out more money from my 401K, and upgraded to the Canon 7D MII the first time around!

SkyKing Loc: Thompson Ridge, NY

My dad started me in photography...he bought a Minolta srt 101...it was the best camera I had ever seen...he told me that Minolta's were making really good lenses...later on he bought a Yashica box camera because he used something like that in the Army...so I bought a Pentax because that's what Ringo Starr used in the movie A Hard Days Night...when I got to college I took an astronomy class and the professor had a Nikon hooked up to a Questar telescope...so when I got the chance I bought the Nikon FM and used that most of my life...or until the digital age came about...bought a Sony Cyber-shot 3.2 and later a 12.1 and in between had a Ricoh camcorder which I used to film my kids growing up...used my smart phone and played around with a Sony a6000...Finally, when it counted the most I bought the Nikon d500...partly because my son is now playing college lacrosse but also because I would like to go back to astrophotography in my old age...