How many have switched makes?

[happysnapper64]

How many have invested heavily into a brand, then sold it all & switched makes? If you, like myself, have a good few £K worth of say, Canon gear & you saw another brands cameras & lenses etc, were now more to your liking, would you sell up & switch? My own answer would be NO. Although I am forever looking at the latest gear, I feel I have come too far to jump ship now. What would persuade you to switch? I am talking non pro here.

 

[tbcass]

Thanks for the info. I did a Google search but couldn't come up with info on how they would work but I have a theory. The adapter would have to have a movable lens system. The manual focus lens would be focused to infinity and then attached to the adapter which is then attached to the camera. The auto focus would then be achieved by the movable lenses in the adapter. Am I close to the truth? I imagine there would be a major IQ hit however.

 

[tbcass]

Not everybody has pink skin. In fact only the fairest skinned people do so how does Canon do for other skin tones?

 

[neil holmes]

Thanks for the info. I did a Google search but couldn't come up with info on how they would work but I have a theory. The adapter would have to have a movable lens system. The manual focus lens would be focused to infinity and then attached to the adapter which is then attached to the camera. The auto focus would then be achieved by the movable lenses in the adapter. Am I close to the truth? I imagine there would be a major IQ hit however.

 

[chipmaster]

Came very very close selling off my first wave of DX bodies and lenses.

But took a careful look during the D3/D700 generation and happily stayed as the FX line Nikon is doing very well. But if I was a DX/crop shooter I'd have moved to Canon. The question is why is there any Nikon DX shooters at all these days.

 

[ultimitsu]

How many have invested heavily into a brand, then sold it all & switched makes? If you, like myself, have a good few £K worth of say, Canon gear & you saw another brands cameras & lenses etc, were now more to your liking, would you sell up & switch?

I had Canon 17-55 IS and 70-200 F4 IS. sold them. I do miss 70-200 but I dont regret it, using equipment you dont love kills the point of having a hobby.

My own answer would be NO. Although I am forever looking at the latest gear, I feel I have come too far to jump ship now. What would persuade you to switch? I am talking non pro here.

Canon is too far behind in body performance and sensor performance (for same priced bodies) for too long. As good as their lenses are, they dont make up for the deficiency.

 

[Paul B Jones]

These days any random brand of dslr camera exceeds my artistic and technological ability, so why switch?

With mirrorless, the expert consensus seems to be that it is not yet equal to DSLRs for bird photography so that isn't a choice.

 

[Amamba]

Not everybody has pink skin. In fact only the fairest skinned people do so how does Canon do for other skin tones?

 

[Ontario Gone]

I may not qualify with "heavily" investing, but I have spent a few dollars multiple times only to change. I don't agree the lenses make the system. Yes they are important but so are the bodies. Everything from camera body features to ergonomics should be important and should be factored in to planning.

I have tested out four brands so far, I knew enough to know they suited me well but I'm always interested in new tech, even the stuff I don't have. My last system was MFT, at one point I had about $1200 worth of lenses. Not a lot for some but for me it was. Still I wanted to try Nikon so here I am.

I like my D7k for most applications, still debating whether I want to invest in a second system or spend that further in F mount. I'm debating something FF like a D750/610 as my next body, vs buying a mirror less to supplement my D7k. Still have some time before I buy, who knows where I will end up :-D

 

[99thMeridian]

If Pentax actually died, and if whatever camera body of mine was current at the time stopped working, then I would look at something else. Otherwise, there would be no point in switching.

 

[Adrian Van]

Came very very close selling off my first wave of DX bodies and lenses.

But took a careful look during the D3/D700 generation and happily stayed as the FX line Nikon is doing very well. But if I was a DX/crop shooter I'd have moved to Canon. The question is why is there any Nikon DX shooters at all these days.

Nikon DX shooters are mostly hobbyists, and advanced enthusiasts if buying D7100.

I kept my Nikon D300s as pro body and pro AF system, high fps, great for outdoor sports and within a window of 800 iso, with the great lens, the image quality (perhaps not 24MP resolution) is comparable any of the latest DX of Nikon. However this is backup camera and lighter personal use, over carrying FX, as my D700 FX is my professional workhorse for all things pro, with top glass, and looking at another FX at some point maybe soon. As I cannot get much for the D300s used, I am keeping it, as it is a performer in reasonably good light or with primes, and macros it is still very good. Good DX lens, even third party Tamron (like 17-50mm f2.8 Di or the Tamron wide angle 10-24mm DX) are smaller and lighter than FX for travel use and very good quality when used with good technique and sufficient light even on a D300s. Still love the pro body with quick button access.

 

[phaedin]

I have switched from Sony to Nikon. Mostly because I could never try 3rd party lenses before buying.

I was also not happy that 3rd party's removed IS from their Sony versions

 

[AdSR]

I used to have a Four Thirds setup. When the standard was abandoned in favor of Micro Four Thirds I sold the whole kit while it was still in good condition. I have a system camera now but don't consider it a "system" because it's just a DSLR with a kit lens.

 

[meland]

How many have invested heavily into a brand, then sold it all & switched makes? If you, like myself, have a good few £K worth of say, Canon gear & you saw another brands cameras & lenses etc, were now more to your liking, would you sell up & switch? My own answer would be NO. Although I am forever looking at the latest gear, I feel I have come too far to jump ship now. What would persuade you to switch? I am talking non pro here.

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Frankly the difference in performance between the major manufacturers is so small that most people, unless they have a very specific issue or real need, would be hard pressed to notice any real difference even if they did switch.

However human nature being what it is we tend to justify our purchases to ourselves (changes) because we have spent the money. So the latest is always the dogsbollocks. Even if it isn't.

I occasionally exchange a few words with a neighbour as he lovingly washes his latest car. "How's the new car?" say I.

"Absolutely brilliant!" invariably says he. "Much better than the old one ...." usually accompanied by by additional detail that has my eyes glazing over.

12 months later he isn't washing the new car as frequently, if at all. "How's the car going?" I ask.

"Uh, I'm going to change it. It doesn't have X, or Y and the latest Fuckoffmobile 2000 GTi R Series is what I'm going for. It gets great reviews in 'Totalwanker Magazine." and continues with detail that again has my eyes glazing over. I really should avoid asking.

 

[tex]

It was a relatively painless switch after figuring out flash.

there's always a fly in the ointment. welcome to the circus, my friend. Love my Sony cameras. Really don't love Sony flash and everything involved. Be glad you got to start out with a (semi) standard hot shoe! Riddle me this, Batman: why, oh why, can't an electronics mega-giant figure out flash? Why can't Sony make radio triggers? the mind just boggles

 

[Carsten Pauer 2]

How many have invested heavily into a brand, then sold it all & switched makes?

I don't.

If you, like myself, have a good few £K worth of say, Canon gear & you saw another brands cameras & lenses etc, were now more to your liking, would you sell up & switch?

Yes, because the Canon Mount has some Limitations for me there I don't want/need.

What would persuade you to switch?

A Camera with my wants/needs.

For a Example, my FUJIFILM X-A1 has full HD Video and was very cheap/light compared to my old FinePix S2/S5 Pro there has no Video. And I doesn't must Sold my old Gear, because I can use all Lenses, Flashes, and most of the Accessories with my two FUJIFILM X-A1 Cameras. And I still use my FinePix Pro Cameras for some special Work...

 

[Dennis]

Came very very close selling off my first wave of DX bodies and lenses.

But took a careful look during the D3/D700 generation and happily stayed as the FX line Nikon is doing very well. But if I was a DX/crop shooter I'd have moved to Canon. The question is why is there any Nikon DX shooters at all these days.

What a bizarre question.

- Dennis
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[tbcass]

the problem is, far fewer people have orange skin.

Pink is just approximate description... Canon gets typical fair Caucasian skin right, at least compared to all other cameras I tried. KonicaMinolta was yellow, Sony orange, Nikon green. Of course I am talking about worst lighting conditions. But Canon was the one that consistently got right skin tones straight out of camera.

OK I understand. This is an issue with AWB. One of the major improvements of my A77ii over the A77 was the "2" no longer gives orange skin tones under artificial light. It's a major improvement. Previously I had to adjust WB constantly with changing light. BTW, my friends Canon 60D is just as bad as my A77 for orange skin under incandescent light. I had to show him how to adjust AWB to compensate.

 

[Tom Rogers]

"At first, I insisted on the truth, but it revealed itself in too many of its guises."

 

[Amamba]

the problem is, far fewer people have orange skin.

Pink is just approximate description... Canon gets typical fair Caucasian skin right, at least compared to all other cameras I tried. KonicaMinolta was yellow, Sony orange, Nikon green. Of course I am talking about worst lighting conditions. But Canon was the one that consistently got right skin tones straight out of camera.

OK I understand. This is an issue with AWB. One of the major improvements of my A77ii over the A77 was the "2" no longer gives orange skin tones under artificial light. It's a major improvement. Previously I had to adjust WB constantly with changing light. BTW, my friends Canon 60D is just as bad as my A77 for orange skin under incandescent light. I had to show him how to adjust AWB to compensate.

 

[Roses]

Not everybody has pink skin. In fact only the fairest skinned people do so how does Canon do for other skin tones?

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the problem is, far fewer people have orange skin.

Pink is just approximate description... Canon gets typical fair Caucasian skin right, at least compared to all other cameras I tried. KonicaMinolta was yellow, Sony orange, Nikon green. Of course I am talking about worst lighting conditions. But Canon was the one that consistently got right skin tones straight out of camera.

Why only use colors out of camera?

I have naturally yellow undertones being Asian, and I don't see how Sony gets the colors wrong on my Caucasian husband on the unprocessed photos. But maybe because I work with RAW and change things up so much in post-processing, I don't really notice any of that.

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