Bill_de Loc: US

Most of the photos in the World Press Photo 2018 contest were taken with Nikon (51.5%) and DSLR cameras (83.5%)

Can't use link in OP, but Nikon Rumors would point you towards the article.

Since it is often a topic of conversation I figured some folks might find it interesting, some not.

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James Slick Loc: Pittsburgh,PA

I prefer an eye level VF for what it's worth. So for me, I'm sticking with my DLSRs/SLRs.and rangefinders. I do have a vintage TLR, but I still like to hold my cameras to my face! As for brands, It doesn't matter as long as you're familiar with it and already with a "system", Stick to it.

repleo Loc: Boston

I think the whole DSLR / Mirrorless thing has been beaten to a pulp over at http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-523580-1.html Over 300 comments and 12,500 views and still rising. Maybe we should give that a rest for a week or so and just focus on Canon vs Nikon.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

So, 51.5% of what and 83.5% of what. That can't be a percentage of all images captured. The two together will come to 135%.

G Brown Loc: Sunny Bognor Regis West Sussex UK

He says....she says....and there is no such thing as 'Bad' advertising. Someone will buy 'whatever' they bring out new.....and try to justify 'how wonderful' it is.

Bill_de Loc: US

Like it says, "photos in the World Press Photo 2018 contest"

51.5% shot with Nikon
83.5% shot with DSLR (all brands)

Nikon Rumors has the article, the full breakdown, and a link to all the winning pictures by category.

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illininitt

Look it up on Youtube: Canon T7I. Buy it with a Canon 10-18/Sigma 55-250 and be set for life....and the talk of the neighborhood/all your friends-relatives!

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

You're getting more and more pitiful all the time!

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

Interesting, but I'm not sure how meaningful it is.

I was at the Smithsonian Air and Space museum in Chantilly Virginia on Sunday for the Great British Fly-in for the 100th anniversary of the RAF. There must have been a couple of thousand people in attendance to see these working vintage planes. Granted it was just an observation on my part, but I was shocked to see that the ratio was closer to 10 to 1 in favor of Canon over Nikon.

There were 5D Mark IV and 1Dx Mark II, as well as older full frame Canon models, all over the place. I had never seen more Canon L lenses in my life. My Canon 7D Mark II was decidedly lower end at this exhibition. To be sure, there were plenty of 70D, 80D and others lower end Canons and other DSLR types as well. Most of the Nikons were crop sensor models. I was specifically looking for Nikon's and saw surprisingly few with only a few of them full frame. And interestingly I personally did not see even one high-end Sony body although some may have been there. I know Canon is a larger company than Nikon, and I expected to see more of them, but in this particular venue I was really surprised by how overwhelming the difference was.

And of course a huge number of people were using their cell phone cameras. But the percentage of people in general with "real" cameras was much greater than I thought it would be. And the total number of people with smaller mirrorless cameras was not nearly as great as I thought it would be. And thankfully, there was only one person with a selfie stick. At this particular event higher-end Canon bodies clearly ruled.

As an added note, the two uniformed RAF photographers were both using Canon 1Dx Mark II bodies with Canon 70-200 f/2.8 and 24-70 f/2.8 L lenses. I saw about 4 or 5 1Dx Mark II bodies being used by people in the crowd, as well as several other older 1D models. But not a single Nikon D5, D4s, or D4. And also surprisingly there were very very few Sigma and Tamron lenses of any type and expecially 70-200 or longer lenses.

The planes were initially supposed to fly in Sunday morning, but due to the terrible weather and low ceiling on the East Coast they flew in on Saturday instead. A few planes couldn't make it at all including the Supermarine Spitfire which was scheduled to appear and were sorely missed by everybody. I mention this because that was the reason so many people had 70-200 and longer lenses. The goal was to catch these planes in flight and on the taxi way.

My point in all this is that the original post in this thread might be construed by some as a generalization on the comparative usage of Nikon and Canon cameras, but it shouldn't be.

Naptown Gaijin

Reread it and maybe you will umderstand.

tomcat

I saw that same article and looked at the camera bodies listed. There was a tie between the D5, D810, and a Canon (don't remember the model) at 11 each. Quite a few cameras listed below them.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Mirrorless doesn’t mean without an eye-level viewfinder.
Fuji, Sony, Olympus and Panasonic make mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras with eye-level viewfinders.
I agree, familiarity is important.
It’s the cook, not the pan.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

I assume this is your feeble attempt at humor.

tomcat

I assume so. Nobody talks about DSLR cameras in the hood today--only about the cameras in their smart phones and the crap they post on FB ("Oh, it's such a good picture")

Bill_de Loc: US

I agree. It only looks at a small segment of the photographic community. It was a worldwide contest though, and a segment that uses their gear a bit harder than the weekend warriors.

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