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Jun 28, 2019 16:15:54   #
Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England
 
Notorious T.O.D. wrote:
I only use CF and CFast... don’t like the small size of SD and only my old 1D MkIII can use them. Even rarely use the CFs any more...


The neat thing about ALL SD Cards, is - you can plug them directly into the PC, Todd …

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Jun 28, 2019 16:20:28   #
Notorious T.O.D. Loc: Harrisburg, North Carolina
 
Don’t use PC use Macs...not a big deal anyways...

Chris T wrote:
The neat thing about ALL SD Cards, is - you can plug them directly into the PC, Todd …

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Jun 28, 2019 16:33:17   #
Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England
 
Notorious T.O.D. wrote:
Don’t use PC use Macs...not a big deal anyways...


Are you telling me - Apple doesn't provide one of those multi-disk slots in the front of their computers?

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Jun 28, 2019 16:50:08   #
Notorious T.O.D. Loc: Harrisburg, North Carolina
 
My MacBook Pro has an SD card slot on the side. Don’t think I have ever used it though. I have SSD internal and use portable Thunderbolt drives with it. I have a few older macs around but prefer a MacBook so I can take it with me race shooting. Don’t particularly care to be tied to a desktop even at home.

Chris T wrote:
Are you telling me - Apple doesn't provide one of those multi-disk slots in the front of their computers?

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Jun 28, 2019 17:03:50   #
Haydon
 
Bill_de wrote:
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Those that can, do. Those that can't, talk.

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Jun 28, 2019 20:01:09   #
CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City
 
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Jul 1, 2019 19:15:59   #
speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho
 
jdkoerner wrote:
I've been shooting with Canons for 30 years. Recently a friend offered me a Nikon D 300 with 4200 activations that had only been used in his studio for $1000. Of course it is nothing like a Canon in terms of where all the dials and buttons are. It has a monitor but no touch screen, which I am practiced in using to make setting changes on the fly. I also use the Canon touch screen swung out so that I can frame shots from over my head or at my knees, and this monitor, as far as I can tell, doesn't do that either. I shoot mostly photojournalism.

The reason for even considering a new camera in the first place is to go to full frame: recent discussions of noise reduction software convince me that I have to start at the source, and I have a t4i, which is cropped, and so has a much lower native iso.

While you may feel free to comment on any aspect of this question the topic is: if you've made the switch what was it like? Was muscle memory an issue? Was learning an entirely new system difficult? Are you glad you switched?
I've been shooting with Canons for 30 years. Recen... (show quote)


I switched from Nikon to Canon and I'm still shooting Canon's today. I really like 'em both, but there is not a reason for me to switch back!

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Jul 2, 2019 09:09:26   #
rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
 
Chris T wrote:
So, the EOS R - is the most advanced Canon, to date - huh, R? … Did you get yours, yet? An R for R - eh?


As I've stated before, I have no plans to purchase a EOS R. There's really nothing it can do for me that I can't already do with my 5D mk IV and since I'm now retired, I no longer have the income I did to add to my camera collection. The pension is nice but I'd rather spend it on things like travel, my motorcycle and our home and home away from home. I do have a camera with a Digic 8 processor, the M50, so I've got that base covered. It's a nice little camera that's currently taken the place of my 80D in my Canon shooting lineup. If I need more resolution I've got the 5D mk IV and if I need even more resolution I've got a 5DSr. Canon's going to have to market a really high end feature loaded super high resolution camera before I buy a new one, because I'm pretty happy with what I already have.

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Jul 2, 2019 09:20:55   #
rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
 
speters wrote:
I switched from Nikon to Canon and I'm still shooting Canon's today. I really like 'em both, but there is not a reason for me to switch back!


I shoot both Canon and Nikon. I have more Canon gear than Nikon but I probably have more Nikon gear than the average casual amateur photographer. I like my D500 more than my 7D mk II but I still use both and I enjoy shooting with my D7200. I find learning two different systems helps with keeping the mind sharp.

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Jul 2, 2019 11:38:59   #
Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England
 
rmorrison1116 wrote:
I shoot both Canon and Nikon. I have more Canon gear than Nikon but I probably have more Nikon gear than the average casual amateur photographer. I like my D500 more than my 7D mk II but I still use both and I enjoy shooting with my D7200. I find learning two different systems helps with keeping the mind sharp.


Oh, I agree with you, R. I started digital photography with a Canon, and added two more Canon bodies before I branched out and added a Nikon, and then - over time, four more Nikons. But, I've had Canon the longest, so my lenses, and other accessories, outnumber my Nikon lenses 2:1. So, it evens out! Plus, I added three Sony SLTs and a Pentax - in order to get away from the shakes. But, I still use one of the Canons, and two of the Nikons, quite a bit!

Keeping your mind sharp - is okay with me. My mind must be the sharpest - since I'm juggling four entirely different systems ...

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Jul 2, 2019 14:39:36   #
Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England
 
rmorrison1116 wrote:
As I've stated before, I have no plans to purchase a EOS R. There's really nothing it can do for me that I can't already do with my 5D mk IV and since I'm now retired, I no longer have the income I did to add to my camera collection. The pension is nice but I'd rather spend it on things like travel, my motorcycle and our home and home away from home. I do have a camera with a Digic 8 processor, the M50, so I've got that base covered. It's a nice little camera that's currently taken the place of my 80D in my Canon shooting lineup. If I need more resolution I've got the 5D mk IV and if I need even more resolution I've got a 5DSr. Canon's going to have to market a really high end feature loaded super high resolution camera before I buy a new one, because I'm pretty happy with what I already have.
As I've stated before, I have no plans to purchase... (show quote)


Watch out for the Canon EOS 1Dx Mk. III - coming soon - to a Photo Shop, near you ….

Also, in Canon's pipeline - a 32MP sensor - in an APS-C camera (presumably, the 90D, or 7D Mk. III) …

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Jul 6, 2019 02:42:57   #
rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
 
Chris T wrote:
Watch out for the Canon EOS 1Dx Mk. III - coming soon - to a Photo Shop, near you ….

Also, in Canon's pipeline - a 32MP sensor - in an APS-C camera (presumably, the 90D, or 7D Mk. III) …


I read they're discontinuing the 7D series. Shame, since Nikon is discontinuing the D500. I guess both companies need to trim their DSLR lines in order to add to their MILC lines.
I will buy a 90D when it comes out, just because I'd need one to keep the collection complete; 10D thru 90D. I don't have a 77D because I don't feel it belongs in the XXD lineup and it's not much more than a slightly larger slightly faster version of the SL2 and I have one of them.

I do have digital cameras other than Canon and Nikon. My first digital camera is a Sony. I bought it 19 years ago to record one of my daughters high school graduation. Still have it, still works. I also own bridge cameras made by Olympus and Panasonic but they just sit in my camera cabinet now. My pocket camera there days is my Canon G1X III.

I have no interest in the 1DX series. They are too big, too heavy and way too expensive for my needs. If I were a working pro out in the wild, that's the camera I'd have, a 1DX II, but I'm not and I don't. My 5D IV with EF 28-300L is my utility camera and for my needs, it gets the job done just fine.

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Jul 6, 2019 04:30:53   #
Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England
 
rmorrison1116 wrote:
I read they're discontinuing the 7D series. Shame, since Nikon is discontinuing the D500. I guess both companies need to trim their DSLR lines in order to add to their MILC lines.
I will buy a 90D when it comes out, just because I'd need one to keep the collection complete; 10D thru 90D. I don't have a 77D because I don't feel it belongs in the XXD lineup and it's not much more than a slightly larger slightly faster version of the SL2 and I have one of them.

I do have digital cameras other than Canon and Nikon. My first digital camera is a Sony. I bought it 19 years ago to record one of my daughters high school graduation. Still have it, still works. I also own bridge cameras made by Olympus and Panasonic but they just sit in my camera cabinet now. My pocket camera there days is my Canon G1X III.

I have no interest in the 1DX series. They are too big, too heavy and way too expensive for my needs. If I were a working pro out in the wild, that's the camera I'd have, a 1DX II, but I'm not and I don't. My 5D IV with EF 28-300L is my utility camera and for my needs, it gets the job done just fine.
I read they're discontinuing the 7D series. Shame,... (show quote)


R - the slightly faster version of the SL2 is the SL3 - available NOW - at your regular dealer ….

The 77D may not seem like it belongs in the EOS XXD line-up - but, there it IS! - What can you do?
Perhaps, a better assignation for it, should've been the Rebel T7s, like the Rebel T6s before it, but Canon saw fit to abandon the T6i/T6s dual pair, in favor of this Rebel T7i and EOS 77D approach. I guess it was a way to embrace those who have this anti-Rebel mentality! … I agree with you - the 90D has MY name on it, too. We only know Canon has applied for a patent in Taiwan - for this new camera - but, nobody seems sure whether this new model with a 30 or 32mp sensor, will be the 90D or the 7D Mk. III. Yes, it does seem as though both Canon AND Nikon are dropping the idea of a Pro Level DXI camera, but, probably - it's much more rumor than reality. It may make sense for Canon to drop the 7D series, but for Nikon to drop the D500? … A TRUE WINNER? … I really doubt it. Come October, we shall know for sure - at the PhotoKina at the Jacob Javits Center in NYC - where all the new models will be revealed ….

The 1Dx series may be too big, and too heavy for you (and many others, too) but the Pros (and others) are lapping them up. It seems - the idea of having the biggest and heaviest camera around - is a turn-on to many. For me? … The 60D is too big and heavy a camera for me!!! … I bought it - yes, but I'd never ever buy another camera - as big as the 60D - no matter what it does!!!! …


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Jul 6, 2019 05:19:37   #
rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
 
Chris T wrote:
R - the slightly faster version of the SL2 is the SL3 - available NOW - at your regular dealer ….

The 77D may not seem like it belongs in the EOS XXD line-up - but, there it IS! - What can you do?
Perhaps, a better assignation for it, should've been the Rebel T7s, like the Rebel T6s before it, but Canon saw fit to abandon the T6i/T6s dual pair, in favor of this Rebel T7i and EOS 77D approach. I guess it was a way to embrace those who have this anti-Rebel mentality! … I agree with you - the 90D has MY name on it, too. We only know Canon has applied for a patent in Taiwan - for this new camera - but, nobody seems sure whether this new model with a 30 or 32mp sensor, will be the 90D or the 7D Mk. III. Yes, it does seem as though both Canon AND Nikon are dropping the idea of a Pro Level DXI camera, but, probably - it's much more rumor than reality. It may make sense for Canon to drop the 7D series, but for Nikon to drop the D500? … A TRUE WINNER? … I really doubt it. Come October, we shall know for sure - at the PhotoKina at the Jacob Javits Center in NYC - where all the new models will be revealed ….

The 1Dx series may be too big, and too heavy for you (and many others, too) but the Pros (and others) are lapping them up. It seems - the idea of having the biggest and heaviest camera around - is a turn-on to many. For me? … The 60D is too big and heavy a camera for me!!! … I bought it - yes, but I'd never ever buy another camera - as big as the 60D - no matter what it does!!!! …

R - the slightly faster version of the SL2 is the ... (show quote)


I've thought about getting an SL3, mainly for the wife to use. I never considered the 60D to be too big or heavy. It's kinda just right for me. Don't get me wrong about the 1DX. It's not that the camera is to heavy for me to use, it's a heavy duty expensive pro camera and it's not something I'd want to carry around. Consider the weight of my 5D IV with the EF 28-300L, I bring that along with me pretty much as often as I can. It can get heavy but it's manageable. Plus both my 5D's have far, far better resolution than the 1DX.
Apparently Nikon has decided not to update the D500 and instead are going for the D7500 instead. I'm not concerned because my D500 works great and that's all that matters to me.
The 77D is intended to be an entry level prosumer camera. Supposedly more camera than a Rebel series but not quite a true XXD series. More of a bait and hook model. After a couple few years, the 77D owner will want something with more functionality. No, it's not something I'd be interested in.

Well, it's coming up on 5:30 and I'm hoping to get some ride time in on my Goldwing, so I'm going to go grab a few hours of sleep. Talk to you later.

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Jul 6, 2019 09:23:40   #
Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England
 
rmorrison1116 wrote:
I've thought about getting an SL3, mainly for the wife to use. I never considered the 60D to be too big or heavy. It's kinda just right for me. Don't get me wrong about the 1DX. It's not that the camera is to heavy for me to use, it's a heavy duty expensive pro camera and it's not something I'd want to carry around. Consider the weight of my 5D IV with the EF 28-300L, I bring that along with me pretty much as often as I can. It can get heavy but it's manageable. Plus both my 5D's have far, far better resolution than the 1DX.
Apparently Nikon has decided not to update the D500 and instead are going for the D7500 instead. I'm not concerned because my D500 works great and that's all that matters to me.
The 77D is intended to be an entry level prosumer camera. Supposedly more camera than a Rebel series but not quite a true XXD series. More of a bait and hook model. After a couple few years, the 77D owner will want something with more functionality. No, it's not something I'd be interested in.

Well, it's coming up on 5:30 and I'm hoping to get some ride time in on my Goldwing, so I'm going to go grab a few hours of sleep. Talk to you later.
I've thought about getting an SL3, mainly for the ... (show quote)


Was just looking at the SL3 again, just, yesterday - my Goodness!!!! - Canon's pulled out ALL the stops on this version! … Except for its compact size - it really should take its place beside the T7i and 77D!!!
The 77D is only incrementally better than the Rebel T7i. Apart from the LCD on the top, there's not really a whole lot else to set them apart. I had thought that the 77D alone - did stabilized video, but I've since learnt the Rebel T7i does, too. Beyond those - I can't see there's much else to differentiate the two. When the 77D was selling for just $649 - it made a lotta sense - but, now it's back up to the same price as the Rebel T7i - it no longer holds the same magic for me. I suspect I might just abandon that as one of my goals, and go for the SL3, instead!!! … But THAT will happen AFTER picking up the 90D or 7D Mk. III - whichever of those this 30-32MP entity becomes. It would be a real shame if BOTH companies abandon their Pro-Level DXI bodies. The 7D Mk. II won all kinds of awards when it was first released, and the Nikon D500 was no slouch in that dept., either. I still am finding it hard to believe both companies will abandon them. Whilst the D7500 looks to be a fine successor camera to the D7200 - it lacks the dual SD Card Slots of the previous models, drops the Res back from 24MP to 20MP and has NO Battery Grip made for it by Nikon - all of which are three strikes against it. The only redeeming feature, is that it includes the Touch-Screen of the D500, D5500, and D5600 … but, it's only tilt - not fully-articulating like those latter two models. I think Nikon is doing a great injustice to itself, abandoning the D7200, and the D5600 - if the rumors are true - that they plan on ditching all entry-level cameras, but for the D7500 - which is hardly an entry-level camera - but, then … well, we'll see, in time to come - huh?

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