SteveR wrote:
I'm with you. The Ftb still may be the best camera I ever had, although the D7000 and D800 are great cameras.
I had the FTb and added the F1. Tried to wear out both of them shooting for a newspaper but they were just like the Energizer Bunny. Kept going and going ....... :thumbup:
I shoot Nikon! But I shoot Nikon because it was $100 less than the Canon equivalent when I decided to go digital. Before that I shot Pentax. When I first started shooting (in 1973), Nikon was the holy grail--but on an E-2's salary, I could only afford a Petri V6 (then the FTII after the V6 was stolen). When the time came to go digital, I achieved the holy grail -- but only because of price!!!!!
The one thing I've learned? It's not so much about the name on the camera, but taking the camera and using it -- and trying to use it to its limits.
photoman022 wrote:
I shoot Nikon! But I shoot Nikon because it was $100 less than the Canon equivalent when I decided to go digital. Before that I shot Pentax. When I first started shooting (in 1973), Nikon was the holy grail--but on an E-2's salary, I could only afford a Petri V6 (then the FTII after the V6 was stolen). When the time came to go digital, I achieved the holy grail -- but only because of price!!!!!
The one thing I've learned? It's not so much about the name on the camera, but taking the camera and using it -- and trying to use it to its limits.
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Funny you should mention Petri. My first "real" camera was a Petri SLR. I was in the BX (Base Exchange) on an Air Force Base trying to decide between a Petri and a Nikkormat. I thought the Petri seemed better built. What a mistake that was!!!! :roll: :lol:
photo169 wrote:
Which is your favorite, Nikon or Cannon ?
Nikons have always made the best cannon fodder !! :-)
SS
SharpShooter wrote:
Nikons have always made the best cannon fodder !! :-)
SS
Nikons are for those who can't spell 'Canon'. :-)
mdorn wrote:
Nikons are for those who can't spell 'Canon'. :-)
Yes but most of the so called Nikons that were bought at a truck stop and brought into my repair business had Nikkon on the front. Ever seen a big burly truck driver cry? Tell him the "Nikkon" he paid $300 for was overpriced by $299. :thumbup:
Nikon and Canon both make great gear. But, I love my Sony A7 and would not trade it for any Nikon or Canon.
mdorn wrote:
Nikons are for those who can't spell 'Canon'. :-)
Mdorn, it appears, there must be many more that can spell, than can't. ;-)
SS
I shoot with canon but that doesn't mean other brads are less of a camera. it is just a personal preference. With today's technology they are all good.
pappy
i shoot nikon i grew up with nikon got a fe ,d80needs help,and the new df had only a few days and i just love it
CHOLLY
Loc: THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE!
StephenVL wrote:
Nikon and Canon both make great gear. But, I love my Sony A7 and would not trade it for any Nikon or Canon.
I feel the SAME way about my Sony products. :thumbup:
CHOLLY wrote:
Neither.
I used Minolta. Now I use Sony. ;)
I still have my Minolta 101
joer
Loc: Colorado/Illinois
DEBJENROB wrote:
I think it all about the glass ...... we all know which brand has the best reputation for the lens ...just look at the brand name on any high quality optic ....................
And that is... Leica; Zeiss, Rodenstock, Schneider-Kreuznach?
Bridges
Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA
joer wrote:
And that is... Leica; Zeiss, Rodenstock, Schneider-Kreuznach?
Back about 25 years ago photography was a hobby, but also photo equipment. I would buy, trade, sell, etc. One day I had a bunch of equipment on a table and a gentleman came along and looked at an assortment of lenses, of which there were some Olympus lenses. He related this story to me: For years he had worked as an engineer for GE. They were just developing circuit boards and the way they did that was to take a photograph and somehow use the negative to etch the boards. He said they tested the lenses of all the major camera companies and found Olympus lenses to resolve the best. Despite this they ended up going with Nikon -- the reason -- the Olympus bodies weren't as rigid and the thin-metal back of the OM series of cameras allowed the film plate to move 1/2500th of an inch and that wasn't critical enough. The film plate on the Nikon was rock solid though. I've always considered Olympus lenses equal to any on the market including the elite group you listed above. I've wished they would go into making 3rd party lenses for other companies like Contax is doing to some extent.
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