The torch has passed, Sony and Canon are dominating the gear used by pros at Tokyo Olympics
Jul 29, 2021 10:29:28 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
The best camera is the one you can't afford.
Yeah but I'mma gonna buy it anyway!
Jul 29, 2021 11:19:24 #
billnikon wrote:
What torch? Passed to whom? What specific information leads you to these conclusions? Have you seen every venue at the Olympics? Do you have a press pass? Have you seen every photographer at the Olympics and what specific camera's they are using BESIDES just the image you have posted?
Quick! Someone throw this butt-hurt Nikon shooter a life preserver! He's grasping at straws and getting nowhere.
First, "passing the torch" is an apt metaphor. You know, deference and all to the little games they got going on over in the land of the rising sun. And please stop denying that Canon and Nikon are no longer the unofficial torchbearers, but Canon and Sony are. The OP's photo is representative of that, but the photo itself is not the whole story, as you know -- so stop with the childish nonsense.
While I loathe statistics in general (um, except when I use them), we've all seen the numbers. Camera sales are down generally, but also the market shares are shifting. Canon so far has maintained its tenuous grip on the top spot while Nikon has one foot in the coffin, I mean has slipped to the number three spot behind the new runner up, Sony. Look at comprehensive CIPA numbers for verification.
Yes, the proverbial torch of top cameras in sales (and use by pros at sporting events) has passed from CaNikon to CaSony.
Jul 29, 2021 11:22:41 #
billnikon
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CHG_CANON wrote:
The best camera is the one you can't afford.
Yet, I could.
Jul 29, 2021 14:25:28 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
About half of what separates a successful photographer from their peers is who brought the best camera.
And here I thought it was the quality of their work. Silly me.
Jul 29, 2021 15:25:00 #
billnikon
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gwilliams6 wrote:
A shot from pro photographer Don Roos who is in Tokyo covering the Olympics. At least at this venue, there were far more Sony and Canon cameras and lenses in use than Nikon or other brands. Sony lenses have the "G" on them. Black "G" for G lenses, and red "G" for G-Master lenses. And every Sony camera in use is mirrorless. And remember all Associated Press staff photographers worldwide use Sony gear exclusively. Photo by Don Roos.
I just watched the bad mitten event, and all I saw was Nikon camera's. Lot's and lot's and lot's and lot's and lot's of them. I wonder if bad mitten players prefer Nikon over Sony and Canon. It may be that bad mitten participants preferred themselves being exposed by only Nikon Equipment.
I will have to dive into this and come up with an answer.
OH no, I just watched a NASCAR event, and guess what, it appears that NASCAR drivers prefer Nikon too. I wonder what this means?
Jul 29, 2021 16:27:51 #
It must be really tough on the psyche to be a Bronze Medalist in the Camera Wars!
Jul 29, 2021 19:22:42 #
billnikon
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DeanS wrote:
It must be really tough on the psyche to be a Bronze Medalist in the Camera Wars!
OH my, watching US vs. Turkey women's volleyball, and guess what, two camera's in the photographers pit, they are both black with black lenses. Female volley ball players must prefer them, maybe they are less distracting than the bright white things.
The torch must have been smashed for an ace.Jul 29, 2021 19:24:03 #
billnikon
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DeanS wrote:
It must be really tough on the psyche to be a Bronze Medalist in the Camera Wars!
OH my, watching the women's kayaking, and guess what, camera's in the photographers section, they are black with black lenses. Female kayakers must prefer them, maybe they are less distracting than the bright white things.
The torch must have been doused.Jul 29, 2021 19:25:13 #
billnikon
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DeanS wrote:
It must be really tough on the psyche to be a Bronze Medalist in the Camera Wars!
OH my, watching Archery, and guess what, camera's in the photographers stand, they are both black with black lenses. Archery players must prefer them, maybe they are less distracting than the bright white things.
The torch must have been targeted.Jul 29, 2021 19:43:25 #
https://petapixel.com/2021/07/27/this-is-nikons-massive-camera-arsenal-at-the-tokyo-olympics/
I found this online yesterday. Very interesting.
Jack
I found this online yesterday. Very interesting.
Jack
Jul 29, 2021 20:14:48 #
billnikon
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jack schade wrote:
https://petapixel.com/2021/07/27/this-is-nikons-massive-camera-arsenal-at-the-tokyo-olympics/
I found this online yesterday. Very interesting.
Jack
I found this online yesterday. Very interesting.
Jack
Jul 29, 2021 20:31:52 #
DeanS wrote:
It must be really tough on the psyche to be a Bronze Medalist in the Camera Wars!
As any Olympiad will tell you, getting on the podium at any level is an accomplishment. No shame in a Bronze.
Jul 29, 2021 20:34:26 #
Once you've tasted even a small bit of success, failure will never do again.
Jul 29, 2021 20:41:03 #
paul lehmann wrote:
Who cares
If it were Canon in the bad position ALL the Nikon fanboys would be posting and making a huge deal out of it.
Jul 29, 2021 20:48:08 #
Architect1776 wrote:
If it were Canon in the bad position ALL the Nikon fanboys would be posting and making a huge deal out of it.
In fact, it's been an unrelenting 30+ year chant of how great and how upwardly compatible is the Nikon F-mount. But suddenly, in the mirrorless world, Nikon's backwards compatibility "strength" has become their Achilles' Heel, while the 1987 EOS revolution proves again to be Canon's ongoing strength.
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