Why is Arthur Morris, wildlife photographer, switching from Canon to Nikon?
Jan 24, 2018 07:35:31 #
Photographer Jim wrote:
Sponsorship deal?
He just wanted to try something different?
He got tired of being corrected for spelling Canon with two n's?
He just wanted to try something different?
He got tired of being corrected for spelling Canon with two n's?
We will find out tomorrow! Actually, today is tomorrow, so we should find out soon.
Jan 24, 2018 07:39:11 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
... shopping retail for a D850 body...
Interesting wording. Is he shopping for a bargain? Maybe we should tell him about 42nd St Photo.
Jan 24, 2018 07:39:40 #
billnikon wrote:
Nikon has gone to a separate operating chip just for focusing. Nikon has put it on the D5, D500, and the D850. It is extremely fast and extremely accurate.
It should be the results rather than the configuration as Canon's top models also have dedicated processors for the AF system.
Jan 24, 2018 07:51:58 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
CHG_CANON wrote:
It should be the results rather than the configuration as Canon's top models also have dedicated processors for the AF system.
I was trying to be nice but it appears the Nikon version of a separate focusing engine is quite superior to Canon's.
Jan 24, 2018 07:58:34 #
rmalarz wrote:
For whatever reason, he personally found that one manufacturer was providing what he perceived he needed and the other wasn't. Why don't you ask him? All you get here is conjecture.
--Bob
--Bob
Jan 24, 2018 08:21:25 #
Jan 24, 2018 08:22:30 #
rmalarz wrote:
For whatever reason, he personally found that one manufacturer was providing what he perceived he needed and the other wasn't. Why don't you ask him? All you get here is conjecture.
--Bob
--Bob
On the money, Bob!!!
Mark
Jan 24, 2018 08:25:42 #
He has answered the question in his blog this morning. After losing almost all support from Canon he recognized that Nikon has better auto focus for birds in flight.
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Jan 24, 2018 08:26:50 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
jaymatt wrote:
Why do some others switch from Nikon to Canon?
Simply because they can.
Jan 24, 2018 08:44:25 #
But really who cares? Nikon folks defend theirs; Canon folks defend theirs. I thought it was about the photographer. I would wager if Arthur Morris didn’t announce it— no one would notice. It’s not like some viewer suddenly says to him/herself: “Hmmmm. I wonder when good old Arthur starting using a Nikon.”
Jan 24, 2018 08:46:47 #
I switched from Pentax to Canon in 1995 because of the EF lenses. I switched from Canon back to Pentax in 2015 because of the bodies. Those of us who have relatively small investments in lenses can make switches like that fairly readily. Those with a bigger investment can switch as long as only a few do it, so the market for their used equipment remains strong. Canon can still lean on their 30 years of EF lenses, but they need to put some serious effort into bodies.
Jan 24, 2018 08:47:37 #
Scroll down to about the middle of the page for a description of the process and some items on why.
http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2018/01/24/why-i-switched-from-canon-to-nikon/
http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2018/01/24/why-i-switched-from-canon-to-nikon/
Jan 24, 2018 08:53:18 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Scroll down to about the middle of the page for a description of the process and some items on why.
http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2018/01/24/why-i-switched-from-canon-to-nikon/
http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2018/01/24/why-i-switched-from-canon-to-nikon/
OK. I still don’t get why he made a big deal of it. Perhaps it’s just an “Oprah moment”....
Jan 24, 2018 08:57:52 #
billnikon wrote:
Simply because they can.
That’s probably why this guy is doing it. I don’t know who he is, but if he’s a big enough name, there’s probably some company monetary incentive behind it. I have a friend who’s a professional (he makes his living photographing), and he recently said that he’s not big enough to get factory backing like some of his other pro friends do, so it does happen.
Jan 24, 2018 09:00:30 #
jaymatt wrote:
That’s probably why this guy is doing it. I don’t know who he is, but if he’s a big enough name, there’s probably some company monetary incentive behind it. I have a friend who’s a professional (he makes his living photographing), and he recently said that he’s not big enough to get factory backing like some of his other pro friends do, so it does happen.
Jaymatt, he's a big name. He was an Explorer of Light for 18 years. I believe there are only 100 in the world at any one time holding that title. He's world renowned in avian photography.
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