Priaptor
Senior Member
Nikon has plenty, I mean plenty of skeletons in their closet and were even more inappropriate with dealing with their "issues". In addition to my MF and small Contax2, M8, I used Nikon exclusively for SLR. I loved the build and particularly loved their lenses and would never have thought if using Canon-what a horror to consider. Their F series was a joy.
Then came the infamous AF debacle. All the pros were up in arms about AF. Why do we need it and can a camera really beat our eyes. Canon's worked, while the infamous Nikon A was an abomination. Matrix metering, anyone remember that one-my Nikons worked on spot metering only and I had to heavily bracket every, I mean every shot. No fun and very expensive in the film days.
Then came the foray into the digital world. I stuck with Nikon. My last camera was the D1X. Three mirror lockups, three month long returns to Westbury, LI to finally have a working DSLR after 6 long months. On the heels of the last return I find out that there is a recommended "firmware" upgrade requiring my just returned camera to be sent BACK to tech support to have it done. Then I find out that for a mere 300 or so dollars, those of us who want the camera to actually save their shots in a timely fashion can get a "buffer upgrade". The output was OK, and I was shooting with some very good glass, but was not as impressed as I was with my partners "cheap" Canon DSLR (forget the model number).
That was it for me. While I kept the body/lens, something I actually sold just two years ago, I bought Canon and for the most part have been very happy.
As to the way in which Canon is handling the MKIII issue, it is very troublesome and, IMO, inappropriate. However, by no means do I think or will I delude myself into thinking the grass is greener over in Nikon world. You will just be chasing your tail.
Then came the infamous AF debacle. All the pros were up in arms about AF. Why do we need it and can a camera really beat our eyes. Canon's worked, while the infamous Nikon A was an abomination. Matrix metering, anyone remember that one-my Nikons worked on spot metering only and I had to heavily bracket every, I mean every shot. No fun and very expensive in the film days.
Then came the foray into the digital world. I stuck with Nikon. My last camera was the D1X. Three mirror lockups, three month long returns to Westbury, LI to finally have a working DSLR after 6 long months. On the heels of the last return I find out that there is a recommended "firmware" upgrade requiring my just returned camera to be sent BACK to tech support to have it done. Then I find out that for a mere 300 or so dollars, those of us who want the camera to actually save their shots in a timely fashion can get a "buffer upgrade". The output was OK, and I was shooting with some very good glass, but was not as impressed as I was with my partners "cheap" Canon DSLR (forget the model number).
That was it for me. While I kept the body/lens, something I actually sold just two years ago, I bought Canon and for the most part have been very happy.
As to the way in which Canon is handling the MKIII issue, it is very troublesome and, IMO, inappropriate. However, by no means do I think or will I delude myself into thinking the grass is greener over in Nikon world. You will just be chasing your tail.
