Why is Arthur Morris, wildlife photographer, switching from Canon to Nikon?
Jan 24, 2018 19:12:54 #
I really don't care to speculate whether there were alteriar motives for Artie's move away from Canon to Nikon. I know personally, if I had represented and supported a company for years and in turn they dumped me, I would be a little pissed off. But he didn't dump Canon the day they dumped him; he continued to use their gear. I have been with Artie on several occasions and numerous times he said, at his age, his flight photography skills were not, in his opinion, as good as he desired. He claims he made the switch to Nikon after getting, again, in his opinon, better flight results. I can't and will not argue with someone who has been doing bird photography for the past several decades. Let's see what he has to say in a couple of months about the overall comparison between Canon and Nikon. I am sure he will have lots good information to offer and having used both, hopefully we will get an unbiased comparison for his type of photography.
Jan 24, 2018 21:27:20 #
Robeng
Loc: California
amfoto1 wrote:
So, in other words, Nikon has now copied what Cano... (show quote)
)First of all if Morris is jumping ship to Nikon he will probably more than likely be a member of Nikon Professional Service which means he can borrow and lenses he wants from Nikon for free. So he doesn't have to spend a ton of cash on lenses. NPS usually has the lens at your front door in 48 hrs.
Jan 24, 2018 21:49:53 #
mas24
Loc: Southern CA
Popular pro photographers change full frame camera Brands all the time. Nothing new. Tony Northrup and more. There are individual reasons why changes are made. President Obama's White House Photographer, started with a Canon 5D Mark II in 2009. Then upgraded to the Canon 5D Mark III. Then in Obama's second term, the photographer switched to the the Sony a7rii. No endorsement/advertising money from Sony was received for changing over. He's no longer the White House Photographer anymore. Who knows what he is using now. Maybe a Nikon D850? President Trump's White House pro photographer is a woman. I read she uses a Canon 5D Mark iv. Unless she is a Canon loyalist, who know if she may change camera Brands? Canon appears to be the overall winner, the past 9 years though. I've never owned a Canon DSLR. All camera Brands, have very good cameras for various purposes.
Jan 25, 2018 00:26:08 #
Jan 25, 2018 00:34:26 #
Mickey Jetpur wrote:
Just follow the money!! Usually that answers everyone's questions!
Perfect!
Jan 25, 2018 01:34:35 #
LightBender wrote:
I read that he is selling all his Canon equipment.
Just a few days ago there was a heated discussion on this forum http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-508909-1.html with near unanimous consensus that it is the photographer and not the equipment that mattered. Perhaps some of our all-knowing members who said that a good photographer can take good pictures with a bad camera should share their wisdom with Mr Morris!
Jan 25, 2018 10:19:34 #
I've read AM's blog the last two days - it almost reads like one long infomercial! And this morning he was taking personal credit for the fact that a particular store sold out all six of the D850's they had in stock ... as though stores had been having trouble unloading them.
Jan 25, 2018 17:28:17 #
James Slick
Loc: Pittsburgh,PA
rehess wrote:
I've read AM's blog the last two days - it almost reads like one long infomercial! And this morning he was taking personal credit for the fact that a particular store sold out all six of the D850's they had in stock ... as though stores had been having trouble unloading them.
LOL, I guess NO ONE was aware of the D850 until this week. 😉
Jan 26, 2018 11:49:00 #
wj cody
Loc: springfield illinois
LightBender wrote:
I read that he is selling all his Canon equipment.
everyone figures the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence - it never really is.
Jan 26, 2018 12:09:42 #
wj cody wrote:
everyone figures the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence - it never really is.
Although some tools are certainly better than others for specific jobs and I don't really think that Canon has a comparative to the D850 with features, DR and frame rate as of yet, one needs to look more broadly as mentioned by others earlier in the thread that could point to money and perks as well.
Jan 26, 2018 12:54:32 #
wj cody wrote:
Honestly .... after reading his words, I'm not sure I could ever enjoy being around him - he comes across as being very arrogant. That may have come between him and Canon, and if he doesn't change ...everyone figures the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence - it never really is.
Jan 26, 2018 15:32:38 #
rehess wrote:
Honestly .... after reading his words, I'm not sure I could ever enjoy being around him - he comes across as being very arrogant. That may have come between him and Canon, and if he doesn't change ...
I guess when you are good and know it, you have a tendency toward arrogance.
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