The torch has passed, Sony and Canon are dominating the gear used by pros at Tokyo Olympics
Jul 31, 2021 07:42:36 #
BebuLamar wrote:
Very few people use film cameras these days that's a given. I still use them but I do not think many do.
Jul 31, 2021 09:00:39 #
Jul 31, 2021 09:15:29 #
Jul 31, 2021 11:06:23 #
Architect1776 wrote:
Just thinking about my older film bodies esp. Canon EOS which had a DOF mode where you could indicate near, as well as far points, and the camera would set aperture to include reasonable focus within the parameters... Wonder why it was discontinued ? Seems like a great feature. Old does not always equate to inferior...
Jul 31, 2021 11:54:10 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing we most fear and gain the joyous experience of going mirrorless.
Jul 31, 2021 16:56:05 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing we most fear and gain the joyous experience of going mirrorless.
So, I've done a little research into what everyone seems to be excited about, the mirrorless camera. Admittedly, I am a neophyte into the subject of mirrorless, much less whose camera is better. Yes, Nikon is late getting into the game (apparently due to management errors), but it appears they are trying to catch up. Their Z7 is pretty impressive, but the Z9 offers hope that they will be competitive with Canon and Sony, but again, I don't know enough about their line up to say for sure.
I must say that Nikon's D850 was a gamechanger for me. That fact that it is a DSLR and most likely will soon be delegated to the "once was" bin, means little to me as it does everything I need in a camera, and more. For now it is still being supported by Nikon with firmware updates.
The biggest hurdle to my even thinking about upgrading to mirrorless is my stable of professional grade lenses which I can't afford to replace, nor desire to. While Nikon does make an adapter to allow the use of these lens with mirrorless, it is my understanding the compatibility with the mirrorless is still not perfect. Apparently this is one area where Canon got it right.
Will Nikon step up to the plate and become competitive again? I believe they will, and the Japanese camera industry will not allow them to fail. Because of the business philosophy of keiretsu, Nikon is unlikely to be allow to fail. Unlike Western business philosophy models, Japan sees competition between the big three as a good thing.
Finally, which of the three can be considered superior to the others is not an issue to me because my equipment does everything I need, in fact their capability most likely exceeds my skillset.
So, as I've already implied, I'll let you and the others continue to beat your chests about the superiority of your camera gear, while I'll continue to hone my craft and improve on my photography skills. If at some point my gear fails to support my vision of photography, then I'll consider changing.
Jul 31, 2021 17:30:20 #
With the wrong camera, success is probably 99% luck. But with a mirrorless camera, it's 100% the photographer.
Jul 31, 2021 17:31:51 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
With the wrong camera, success is probably 99% luck. But with a mirrorless camera, it's 100% the photographer.
Are mirrorless cameras any good?🤔
Jul 31, 2021 18:42:00 #
mundy-F2
Loc: Chicago suburban area
Architect1776 wrote:
You might.
Out of how many?
Out of how many?
Three F2's and one Nikkormat EL. I Do have a Olympus 35RC for street pictures , I just put some film in it.
Mundy
Jul 31, 2021 19:46:56 #
srt101fan wrote:
Are mirrorless cameras any good?🤔
Actually he would have to define what a mirrorless camera is. Is it simply a camera without the mirror?
Jul 31, 2021 20:16:03 #
BebuLamar wrote:
Actually he would have to define what a mirrorless camera is. Is it simply a camera without the mirror?
Good point; I could take the mirror out of an old camera; would he like that?...🤔
Jul 31, 2021 20:37:47 #
srt101fan wrote:
Good point; I could take the mirror out of an old camera; would he like that?...🤔
Don't have to. Many old cameras didn't have mirror.
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