rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

The way things worked out, I am personally glad I picked a Canon EOS Elan when my other choice was a Nikon N7007.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

And I went to my camera store 17 years ago specifically to buy an EOS 20D and came away with a D200 after discovering some significant ergonomic/usability issues with the Canon which the Nikon solved for me. Available technology progresses. Resisting changes in lens mounts is not too different from maintaining attachment to mirrors. (But it doesn't prevent taking pictures, either.)

There are occasionally some arguments here that grow out of meaningless nonsense and cluelessness, like the one last year when the Z30 was introduced specifically as a webcast camera and folks here all got their panties in a wad because, of all things, it didn't have a viewfinder. Come on...get a clue...this camera is not designed for you. It doesn't need a viewfinder for its designed purpose...it's just something to needlessly drain the battery.

If you take a breath and look carefully at Nikon's DSLR lineup, the camera models that were geared toward buyers that might have had older lenses were quite compatible with lenses dating back at least 25 or 30 years. They had focus motors and everything else necessary. The only problem is really with lenses that don't have an AI notch. Attempting to mount one of them will physically damage the AI lever. But I've had some of those antiques in the past, and there is no compelling need to even try to use one. The primary disincentive is the lack of coatings or coatings on insufficient surfaces or just bad coatings. (To be honest, the fact that those lenses will work on mirrorless cameras, whatever the choice of brand, is really quite a humorous oxymoron.)

The cameras that have the greatest constraints on lens compatibility are the 3xxx and 5xxx models. Guess what those are? They are entry-level cameras. As a retailer, just how many stockpiled lenses would you expect a beginner buying an entry-level camera to have sitting on the shelf? And if someone who isn't a beginner chooses one of those models either because of budget limitations or else just to save a few bucks chooses one of those cameras, where is the rationale for being offended that the lower-priced camera did not have all of the capability of the more expensive models?

And I would contest the statement that Nikon has been less than transparent concerning lens compatibility. The D40x that I bought for my wife in 2007 did not have a focus motor. Neither did the D40 (2006) which the D40x replaced in the lineup.

I understand that there are reasons to prefer one brand over another. Girls and women almost exclusively seem to prefer Canon. Variety is good. Distortion is not.

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

Great job my friend! BRAVO!!!

Bill_de Loc: US

What Your Favorite Camera Brand Says About You

Nikon
The Nikon photographer is probably a mature female working in IT, fashion, or architecture. Being physically active is important to her so when she goes on holiday she likes to “go off the beaten track”. She’s youthful, friendly and loving. Although, she can suffer from being overly careful, lonely, and insecure. She prioritizes spending time with her family.

Her favorite tv shows are Grey’s Anatomy, Glee and Antiques Roadshow. Surprisingly, the Nikon photographer loves every movie in the Star Wars series!

She likes to try her hand at motorsports and winter games such as skiing. And if she had a pet on her lap on it would most likely be a happy little feline friend.

Canon
According to the stats, a Canon photographer is most likely to be an engineer, an interior designer or an architect. He’s a mature individual. His favorite hobbies: photography, reading non-fiction and traveling.

He’s interested in radio, exhibitions and technology. If he was to have a pet it would be a low maintenance fish. He has a taste for science fiction movies such as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Blade Runner.

https://www.format.com/magazine/features/photography/best-camera-brand-personality




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CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

A woman's brand of camera tells you more about her than her perfume.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

Hmmmmmmm!

This is way backward from how things are in my neck of the woods. I do not recall ever seeing anyone that I knew was an engineer carrying a Canon. And that includes me, even though I came to Nikon indirectly.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

At one time, my job title had the word “engineer” in it {no, it had nothing to do with sewage} and I did carry a Canon when I got it.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

The make lens maker A to camera maker B adaptors. Sony E to Nikon Z for example.
“ The Techart adapters do something truly amazing - they take almost any vintage lens, including lenses for Leica M, Nikon F, and Canon EF, and add autofocus capabilites to them when connected to your Sony E or Nikon Z mirrorless cameras. It works, and it's life changing.”

However looking at Techart’s web page I did not see any Nikon F adaptors.

The adaptor doesn’t utilize the lens autofocus mechanism. It moves the lens in and out, closer or farther from The sensor. The adaptor doesn’t track and it’s not good for video, but (Tony says) it works good for still shots. Tony liked being able to use older vintage lenses with a modern camera and have the ability to autofocus.

The manuf is TechArt and a link to their home is below:
https://techartpro.com/?post_type=product