Told my camera and lens were crap (Page 13): my favorite digital camera is (and how you know why i use only film!) is the 6 megapixel Contax N Digital

wj cody Loc: springfield illinois

my favorite digital camera is (and how you know why i use only film!) is the 6 megapixel Contax N Digital - just can't find one for under $2,000.00!

Crwiwy Loc: Devon UK

Doug B wrote:

I was recently told by a Canon user that my camera (nikon D700 was crap and that Nikon was going down the toilet. No doubt my feelings were hurt considering I have top notch equipmentI was upset because I would never say that about any camera, even and old box camera because I have always believed it is the photographer not the camera that makes the picture. Tell me I am wrong

It is just one persons offensive opinion.

For what it is worth - in a recent post a similar Nikon owner said similar about Canon and even stated that only amateurs used them - insulting all the professionals here who use Canon no doubt.

Chinaman Loc: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Mogul wrote:

Chinaman, you sound like a wise sage, an oracle to... (show quote)

Hi Mogul
I'll note it down that you are first in the queue.

Daddyss Loc: Bergen County, NJ

Some people are just mouthpieces, unable to form an opinion on their own, they repeat what they hear and it supports their own uninformed choice. This person clearly knew nothing about Nikon, gear in general, or photography, and your reaction to his "view" should be commensurate.

AntonioReyna Loc: Los Angeles, California

You are not wrong. You say that you have a D700, which is a full frame professional camera. Another responder referred to the D7000 which is a crop sensor semi-professional camera. I have shot for extended periods with both Canon and Nikon and they are great cameras. The person who made that comment is rude and misinformed as you can make great images with all levels of cameras. Keep shooting!!!

Doug B wrote:

I was recently told by a Canon user that my camera (nikon D700 was crap and that Nikon was going down the toilet. No doubt my feelings were hurt considering I have top notch equipmentI was upset because I would never say that about any camera, even and old box camera because I have always believed it is the photographer not the camera that makes the picture. Tell me I am wrong

dsturr

Crwiwy wrote:

It is just one persons offensive opinion.

For what it is worth - in a recent post a similar Nikon owner said similar about Canon and even stated that only amateurs used them - insulting all the professionals here who use Canon no doubt.

And if I recall it didn't generate a 13 page thread. All this because somebody insulted a 5 year old Nikon. Talk about brand loyalty. I hope somebody reported this to the local Global TV station in Edmonton and they can start up a hurt feeling fund.

jcarlosjr Loc: Orange County

Reminds me of the Mustang vs Camero rumblings of the late 60's, usually argued with lots of beer.

jcarlosjr Loc: Orange County

Reminds me of the Mustang vs Camero rumblings of the late 60's, usually argued with lots of beer.

Bill gomberg

So silly as to be a waste of time and effort as a topic for discussion .

rocketride Loc: Upstate NY

Hando Rei wrote:

The problem with AH`s is that they also vote !

Don't forget that they also breed. Usually with another AH. So the offspring get a double dose of AH genes and a double dose of AH "nurture".

David Denham Loc: Lewiston, ID/Clarkston. WA

Well, I've never met a camera that I didn't like. Canon, Leica, Nikon, Pentax, Olympus, yada yada all make wonderful cameras that make beautiful pictures if you know how to use them properly. I have used/owned most all of them at one time or another. I have a D700, and it is a wonderful camera. I just moved to a D610 and, although I haven't had time to use it much, it seems to be all that I was looking for. The D700, in my humble opinion, seems to be a little better made than the 610, but the 610 has the bigger/better sensor. Ignore people who indulge in negative comments. They, for the most part, don't know what they are talking about. "Contempt prior to investigation" is, unfortunately, not a unique character defect. Enjoy your D700. It will serve you very well. :-)

joealdrich Loc: Texas

My modus operandi is "Let the pictures speak" - it's the one behind the camera not the equipment

rocketride Loc: Upstate NY

dsturr wrote:

And if I recall it didn't generate a 13 page thread. All this because somebody insulted a 5 year old Nikon. Talk about brand loyalty. I hope somebody reported this to the local Global TV station in Edmonton and they can start up a hurt feeling fund.

But notice that there hasn't been any shortage of Canon users sticking up for the OP, myself included. (I didn't see the other thread, and can't be bothered to go hunting for it, so I won't comment on it.)

rocketride Loc: Upstate NY

jcarlosjr wrote:

Reminds me of the Mustang vs Camero rumblings of the late 60's, usually argued with lots of beer.

Mustang vs. Camaro.
Canon. vs. Nikon.
AstroPhysics, vs. Takahashi. vs. Tele Vue vs... (telescopes)

In each of these cases, you have gear of similar quality, but all but the best-heeled are going to be constrained to choose just one. (And in the case of the cameras, that will probably lock them into a brand unless they want to "chuck" a set of lenses, etc., as well.) So a lot of mentation and emotion goes into the choice. Once one has chosen, one wants to think that one has made the best choice. To an inferior mind, this equates to thinking that the other choices are generally inferior, instead of just not quite as good by one's own criteria-- and completely ignoring the fact that other people chose by different sets of criteria or if they did choose by the same set, they weighted them differently.

And so, seeing other people making other choices, and being AHs, they get insulting, mainly to bolster their uncertainty.

dsturr

rocketride wrote:

But notice that there hasn't been any shortage of Canon users sticking up for the OP, myself included. (I didn't see the other thread, and can't be bothered to go hunting for it, so I won't comment on it.)

And since you've obviously read through this thread you must have noticed they didn't knock the Nikon brand. Check out some of the comments about Canon (the ones that aren't in jest). Standard stuff in this forum.