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<blockquote data-quote="Photowyzard" data-source="post: 69972" data-attributes="member: 8344">Great post, Jeff! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />Kodak is a whole other story!&nbsp; They were the first with Digital and sat on it to &quot;study it further&quot;.&nbsp; This is what happens when executives get tired and fat.You think they are firmly in control?&nbsp; I believe they have cutting edge product.&nbsp; I believe the D800 is a technology defining product.&nbsp; But I don't believe they are the premier brand.&nbsp; What was, in the 70's and 80's is gone.&nbsp; And, no one company may ever be that.&nbsp; Nikon gave that away.This is a good thread.&nbsp; When you see old movies, like Full Metal Jacket, the &quot;camera guy&quot; has a Nikon.&nbsp; You expect to see it.&nbsp; It defined that era when it came to the image of the &quot;pro&quot;.&nbsp; Not so any more.You see more Canon glass in football stadiums and even at the Olympics than you do Nikon.We saw images of the Photography room for Canon pros at the Olympics, did anyone see an image of the Nikon room?&nbsp; Was there one?&nbsp; Why wouldn't they show it and exploit it?&nbsp; You could also easily make out the Canon guys without looking at the gear, they had blue towels around their necks with EOS Canon (that is what it looked like) or something like that embroidered on them.I saw nothing to suggest Nikon and I looked hard.&nbsp; Canon still has their &quot;A&quot; game on.&nbsp; Not sure what Nikon has.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Photowyzard, post: 69972, member: 8344"] Great post, Jeff! :D Kodak is a whole other story! They were the first with Digital and sat on it to "study it further". This is what happens when executives get tired and fat. You think they are firmly in control? I believe they have cutting edge product. I believe the D800 is a technology defining product. But I don't believe they are the premier brand. What was, in the 70's and 80's is gone. And, no one company may ever be that. Nikon gave that away. This is a good thread. When you see old movies, like Full Metal Jacket, the "camera guy" has a Nikon. You expect to see it. It defined that era when it came to the image of the "pro". Not so any more. You see more Canon glass in football stadiums and even at the Olympics than you do Nikon. We saw images of the Photography room for Canon pros at the Olympics, did anyone see an image of the Nikon room? Was there one? Why wouldn't they show it and exploit it? You could also easily make out the Canon guys without looking at the gear, they had blue towels around their necks with EOS Canon (that is what it looked like) or something like that embroidered on them. I saw nothing to suggest Nikon and I looked hard. Canon still has their "A" game on. Not sure what Nikon has. [/QUOTE]

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