If it's good enough for Peter Hurley ...

thunder storm wrote:

Klaus dk wrote:

Do you really think the devil needs more advocates?

The specs of the R has been criticised high and low since before it was announced, and yet, it appears to sell quite well.

This criticism could likely be caused largely by its initial price point.

Noggin2k1 did not mention price, he only reiterated the usual critique points.

Is that because all the buyers are ill informed or because they see beyond the measureable specs and also value useability, the ability to seamlessly use EF lenses, and the general quality of the raw files?

It sells well because has a way lower price point now.

So if you can't live without a feature, when the price drops, you suddenly can? Every camera is a compromise, as is every buying decision. The people who have bought the R or the RP have accepted that, others made different choices. What I fail to understand is why it seems important to keep arguing when you chose differently.

I don't spend my days on the m4/3 forum telling those users that their sensors are too small. I accept that others may be sane and wise enough to choose what is best for them, and I leave it at that.

I think it's rather improbable that the majority of photographers would spend more than USD 2000 to buy into a system without weighing pros and cons.

Using your existing EF lenses is kind of the opposite of buying into a system. The strength of the R is you don't have to buy into a new system while going mirrorless.

If a user with good EF glass decides he needs a MILC, he would probably weigh the options of all cameras that his lenses could adapt to. Buying into Sony FE or Canon RF would both be buying into a new system, regardless of who made the adapter.

I don't think PH actually has to pay for cameras. The marketing value of the ten seconds in this video is worth more to Canon than the cost of giving him a couple of bodies and a bag of lenses. But he also has a reputation to protect, so he'd probably not endorse a camera if he couldn't work with it.

Enjoy your Sonyes, I'm sure they're wonderful cameras and I don't feel threathened because you've chosen differently.

I went with the R because of the low light AF. That is the main reason i stayed with Canon.

I do mainly headshots and portraits, so Peter Hurley is a role model of sorts. Not in every respect, mind you, but he's made quite a name for himself and not without reason.

If my headline had been: "If it's good enough for thunder storm ...", the impact might not have been the same :- D