SHAkers718
Senior Member
lol!:d
My Days With Nikon Could Be Numbered
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lol!:d
The switch from Nikon to Olympus was a tough decision, but I'm glad I did. It's not that any system is better, it's just different. Certainly makes sense with the ability to gear share. It was also fun/interesting to get into a different system, kinda like a fresh start again.
I don't see any downside in giving it a try. Actually, the opposite - different gear will change your approach. Get ready to be excited and frustrated at the same time. It will also reinvigorate you in an unexpected ways. I think that is why I have the FX, 1 and X bodies as each make me work differently and rethink capturing an image. I say go for it and see where it leads you.
I cant believe whats been posted here,you know very well this is a Nikon is the best site,to encourage such behavior is beyond belief,Jake should be tied up out side his local Nikon dealer and thrashed with a Nikon camera strap
Congratulations it sounds like a exiting journey, which you probably would never have undertaken if the Dollars where coming out of your pocket.
Congratulations it sounds like a exiting journey, which you probably would never have undertaken if the Dollars where coming out of your pocket.
BackdoorArts
Senior Member
It's a weird feeling, because I'm being given an opportunity to change at a time when I'm honestly the most comfortable I've ever been with my gear, so it's a very strange feeling. I absolutely get that I'm not going to be losing anything in terms of what I can do with the gear - it's like when I switched from a PC to a Mac, there are things that I can't believe I did without and things that I'm still frustrated with.
The one thing holding me back is that with the amount of IR that I shoot I either need to keep a small Nikon kit to go with my D800, or go through the hassle of finding another body and then paying to have it converted. At least winter is a slower time for shooting IR for me. I'm feeling the change will be inevitable given the situation, but I'm not looking forward to the months of missed shots and frustration because I can't find the menu function.
The one thing holding me back is that with the amount of IR that I shoot I either need to keep a small Nikon kit to go with my D800, or go through the hassle of finding another body and then paying to have it converted. At least winter is a slower time for shooting IR for me. I'm feeling the change will be inevitable given the situation, but I'm not looking forward to the months of missed shots and frustration because I can't find the menu function.
RockyNH_RIP
Senior Member
Jake, Great Opportunity for you! I like my gear and have no desire to change but if someone dumped that option on me, I would be giving it a real good luck! The opportunity to share give with your brother would be a BIG plus... I would hate to lose you hear but the the opportunity does not come along often!! Best of luck on your decisions.
Pat in GA
So it sounds like you've already made up your mind that you will make the switch. There is always the possibility that you might not like the Canon gear as much as Nikon. :indecisiveness:
And since you mentioned how much you like shooting IR, I'm just going to ask: where the heck are you hiding your images? No doubt you've got lots more than the puny amount you post on Facebook.
BTW, have a Merry Christmas, Jake.
BackdoorArts
Senior Member
So it sounds like you've already made up your mind that you will make the switch. There is always the possibility that you might not like the Canon gear as much as Nikon. :indecisiveness:
And since you mentioned how much you like shooting IR, I'm just going to ask: where the heck are you hiding your images? No doubt you've got lots more than the puny amount you post on Facebook.
BTW, have a Merry Christmas, Jake.
Change is inevitable, and I've been listening to my brother hound me for almost 5 years for shooting something else, so when the Godfather promises you an offer you cannot refuse you eventually learn to accept it and move on. As many have said, I doubt I will see a huge difference in the Canon stuff. I fully expect to like a lot of the functionality (their image review using the wheel on the back is a huge step up from Nikon) and at least initially hate other stuff (I spent the better part of Thanksgiving weekend trying to find stuff on my niece's EOS 70D menu system to try and debug a shutter firing problem). It took me months to figure out some stuff on my Nikons initially that's all second nature now, so it'll be a bit like throwing myself into another country where I took 3 years of the language in school, but now I need to learn to live there.
As for my photos, let's just say that I've become much more selective about what I show. Since my Flickr account crashed and burned I've decided that I need to clean up what I vomited all over the internet and figure out what it is I want to put out there with my name on it - and what I want to do with it once it's there.
Merry Christmas to you, too!!
Didn't know your Flickr account fizzled on you.
Have been waiting...and waiting...for your own site to be up and running though.
BackdoorArts
Senior Member
Didn't know your Flickr account fizzled on you.
I'm determined not to have to redo it, and I don't want it to be some bulletin board for whatever I just shot this week. The FB page gets stuff worth sharing, the rest ...
So if your brother asks you to jump off the cliff you would...
Let's see how you'll feel with the camera in your hands.
I personally would not see any point in switching. Why would I sell my Chevy if somebody gave me a Ford? Why not keep and drive both, if you can afford it and don't need the money you can get by selling one?
I'd actually be more inclined to sell the new stuff coming to me as it would be, of course, new, and thus bring top dollar.
All my photo equipment is Nikon, except for a Canon camcorder. For video I would go with Canon, consistently, because they have a well deserved good reputation for their video equipment, plus Nikon seems to be ignoring that market anyway, aside from having added video capacity to several of their DSLRs.
That being said, the reason I went with Nikon rather than Canon from the very start was simply that when my mother got a new D40 for Christmas 2007, the D200 was the hot pro level offering. I wanted one but of course couldn't afford it.
Many years later, I found one for 150 dollars at a time when I had several thousand dollars cash in my wallet. And that was the first of MANY Nikons I bought VERY quickly after that, mostly for the purpose of making a small profit, which I did.
But it could have started with a Canon, except I lack even the basic model familiarity needed to know which Canon would be equivalent to the D40 or to the D200. If that had happened, I'd probaby be equipped with Canons exclusively.
It came down to familiarity. I know for certain that Nikon and Canon are solid competitors. You're not going to get screwed if you buy either one. (unless you pay more than retail, of course.) So Nikon won for me, out of simply being more familiar. Now I'm rather well entrenched with Nikon and see no point in spending more money on a different brand in order to get the same photographic results. Especially when you factor in the cost of the additional lenses and other accessories I'd need to buy to duplicate the capabilities of all my Nikon cameras and lenses.
As for the "other" brands, Pentax, Minolta, Konica, etc...to me they're all small fry and while they may be excellent, I am uninterested in them due to substantially reduced product availability and support. You can buy lenses and batteries for ANY Canon or Nikon in ANY camera store in ANY town. With those other brands, that is simply not assured.
I'd actually be more inclined to sell the new stuff coming to me as it would be, of course, new, and thus bring top dollar.
All my photo equipment is Nikon, except for a Canon camcorder. For video I would go with Canon, consistently, because they have a well deserved good reputation for their video equipment, plus Nikon seems to be ignoring that market anyway, aside from having added video capacity to several of their DSLRs.
That being said, the reason I went with Nikon rather than Canon from the very start was simply that when my mother got a new D40 for Christmas 2007, the D200 was the hot pro level offering. I wanted one but of course couldn't afford it.
Many years later, I found one for 150 dollars at a time when I had several thousand dollars cash in my wallet. And that was the first of MANY Nikons I bought VERY quickly after that, mostly for the purpose of making a small profit, which I did.
But it could have started with a Canon, except I lack even the basic model familiarity needed to know which Canon would be equivalent to the D40 or to the D200. If that had happened, I'd probaby be equipped with Canons exclusively.
It came down to familiarity. I know for certain that Nikon and Canon are solid competitors. You're not going to get screwed if you buy either one. (unless you pay more than retail, of course.) So Nikon won for me, out of simply being more familiar. Now I'm rather well entrenched with Nikon and see no point in spending more money on a different brand in order to get the same photographic results. Especially when you factor in the cost of the additional lenses and other accessories I'd need to buy to duplicate the capabilities of all my Nikon cameras and lenses.
As for the "other" brands, Pentax, Minolta, Konica, etc...to me they're all small fry and while they may be excellent, I am uninterested in them due to substantially reduced product availability and support. You can buy lenses and batteries for ANY Canon or Nikon in ANY camera store in ANY town. With those other brands, that is simply not assured.
But at the end, you will be "bi-lingual" and able to speak both Canonese and Nikonese!
Danno_RIP
Senior Member
I usually do not chime i on this forum... mostly i listen and learn. But given what I have read of your posts I am excited to see what you find. Regardless of what you choose it is a cool opportunity to determine which platform you really prefer.
Most of us make a decision based on limited research... no matter how deep you dig most of us have limited resources to really compare the competition. You have a lot of experience with Nikon... you know your processes... now you can look at Cannon and see which is really the better fit.
That's a great opportunity. Good luck! May the camera that fits best win.
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Most of us make a decision based on limited research... no matter how deep you dig most of us have limited resources to really compare the competition. You have a lot of experience with Nikon... you know your processes... now you can look at Cannon and see which is really the better fit.
That's a great opportunity. Good luck! May the camera that fits best win.
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nikonpup
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NEW YEAR'S WEEKEND
The Seasons New Year's Eve Bash with Shoot Jake, (saw this on a web site, for some reason it clicked ) what ever you do merry Christmas and happy new year.
The Seasons New Year's Eve Bash with Shoot Jake, (saw this on a web site, for some reason it clicked
) what ever you do merry Christmas and happy new year.
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BackdoorArts
Senior Member
Would you sell your Chevette if someone gave you a Mustang? Your Caprice if you got a T-Bird?
Like I said, I'm happy with my gear, and an "Apples to Apples" swap wouldn't necessarily make a lot of sense. But if I'm swapping out pro-sumer stuff (D610/D750) and a trio of F4 zooms for pro gear (1D/5D) and F2.8 zooms it's not really apples to apples, is it? And the plus is that anything I buy from that point on is at a price point that I couldn't touch otherwise. I'm also looking at it like moving your home. Sometimes there's stuff in boxes that you haven't unpacked since the last move and a change helps you weed out what you thought you needed and really didn't.
The main thing is that I need to like it as much as the Nikon gear, and the arrangement is such that I'll be able to shoot both until I make a decision on one or the other - and for sanity sake I need to settle on one or the other. Because, frankly, the differences are enough (focus vs. room ring position, buttons, etc.) that shooting both would be maddening.
Pro-sumer to PRO, I'd certainly be on the edge of making the same jump. It's almost a no-brainer, especially if the "feel" isn't compromised too greatly. Then discounted additions to the equipment bag? Yowza...
DSLR's these days, brand to brand and comparable models, there's not a lot that's going to make a huge difference, especially with the ease of PP, so it's all feel and preference. Pro-sumer level to the top-o-the-line level, though, there's liable to be a notable difference in that jump.
DSLR's these days, brand to brand and comparable models, there's not a lot that's going to make a huge difference, especially with the ease of PP, so it's all feel and preference. Pro-sumer level to the top-o-the-line level, though, there's liable to be a notable difference in that jump.