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Staying on Brand ???

Started Aug 15, 2021 | Discussions thread
rurikw
rurikw Veteran Member • Posts: 3,788
Re: Staying on Brand ???

JasonTheBirder wrote:

Adrian Harris wrote:

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Are you brand loyal or a potential switcher?

I first used Pentax. But I switched to Nikon when Pentax could not provide the lenses or AF that I wanted. Then I bought a Panasonic G9 for better video. However, I still use Nikon for birds. But if a third brand provided something I really wanted, I would switch to something new and just sell all my old stuff.

I wonder if being brand loyal is more about some kind of emotional way to ease the cognitive dissonance of not being able to get something new due to being locked in with a lot of lenses, and the cognitive load of having to manage selling all of them is too much.

I think that's probably often the case. + after experiencing lots of adventures together with X you naturally develop some fondness. Though for me it's only about specific models, not brand.

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