Nikon User to Canon help me I'm slipping...

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Hi all,
I have been a Nikon user since my first SLR an N70 (Film), I am a semi pro
photographer. My main body now is the Nikon F100. I am looking to make the
switch to digital. Not being digital is killing my business.

I have some Nikon pro glass, 24 2.8; 50 1.4; 60 2.8 Macro; 85 1.8; 80-200
2.8 S... I am prepared to eat it, as it where, and switch to Canon Digital.
So are there any Nikon users out there that have made the switch to Canon
and are happy for it, and would do it again? Hey, I switched to Mac, and now
could care less about M$.

I can't help but feel that with even the release of the D2X, Nikon is STILL
behind Canon, and the D2X didn't even get off the ground right. What are
your thoughts on this?

Am I going to burn switching to Canon, or am I really better off just riding
it out with Nikon. Going to Digital, Canon or Nikon, will be a major
investment for me. So I'd like thoughts on people who may have switched.

Rich
http://www.favingerphotography.com/

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Rich,
If you want pro gear a second hand D1X can be had for $1500 or so as
can a Kodak DCS760. If you want more modern look at the Fuji S2 or S3
their 12mp is interpolated but looks very good. If you already have the
Nikon lenses, you have some good ones, I'd stick with Nikon. If you can
swing the D2x, it is a good camera. Just get a wide lens, the 12-24
Nikon has great reviews, or just a get a 14mm. Nikon isn't going away
soon. Hey I'm a Leica, Canon FD guy and I'm looking at Nikon. Most of
the cameras out now are very good, from the Drebel 350x and D70 to the
D2X and 1Ds.

Tom

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In article <7xwtqwdoq4.fsf@ruckus.brouhaha.com>,
Paul Rubin <http://phr.cx@NOSPAM.invalid> wrote:
>philip@pch.home.cs.vu.nl (Philip Homburg) writes:
>> (But the D2X deserves a boycott because Nikon encrypts parts of the
>> raw files. In the sense, switching to Canon may be a good idea).
>
>Is the Canon raw format published by Canon?

There is difference between unpublished information and encrypted
information.

Especially given the recent legal copyright protection for encrypted data,
this is a very worrisome development.

If Nikon wants to be in the hardware business, they should simply publish
the raw format. We are not talking about a random consumer camera, this
is their flagship model. Encrypting data sends exactly the wrong signal.


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"Richard Favinger, Jr." <richfavinger@comcast.net> wrote in
news:BE8D481D.12A29%richfavinger@comcast.net:

> I can't help but feel that with even the release of the D2X, Nikon is
> STILL behind Canon, and the D2X didn't even get off the ground right.
> What are your thoughts on this?

I can't see how you would come to that conclusion. Nikon did what I hoped
they would for the middle-pro slot - they leapfrogged the competition, as
Canon did with the 1Ds MKII when it first came out. I'm hoping Canon will
now do the same with the MKIII, vive la competition, 'cause it's us
shooters that benefit when the camera makers have to compete hard.

That being said, the new low-end Nikons look pretty flaccid - at least as
an upgrade. The trouble being the units they replace are pretty good, but
they are only a bit better, so they are dissapointing as a new release.

Truthfully, I have no idea why you'd dump good glass to switch brands. I
shoot Canon and like them a lot, but the current differences aren't enough
that I can reccomend the many thousands of dollars premium (dumping old
lenses + replacements) you will be paying to play.

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"Richard Favinger, Jr." <richfavinger@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BE8D481D.12A29%richfavinger@comcast.net...
> Hi all,
> I have been a Nikon user since my first SLR an N70 (Film), I am a semi pro
> photographer. My main body now is the Nikon F100. I am looking to make the
> switch to digital. Not being digital is killing my business.
>
> I have some Nikon pro glass, 24 2.8; 50 1.4; 60 2.8 Macro; 85 1.8; 80-200
> 2.8 S... I am prepared to eat it, as it where, and switch to Canon
> Digital.
> So are there any Nikon users out there that have made the switch to Canon
> and are happy for it, and would do it again? Hey, I switched to Mac, and
> now
> could care less about M$.
>
> I can't help but feel that with even the release of the D2X, Nikon is
> STILL
> behind Canon, and the D2X didn't even get off the ground right. What are
> your thoughts on this?
>
> Am I going to burn switching to Canon, or am I really better off just
> riding
> it out with Nikon. Going to Digital, Canon or Nikon, will be a major
> investment for me. So I'd like thoughts on people who may have switched.
>
> Rich
> http://www.favingerphotography.com/


Keep your glass, go with Nikon.



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I switched 14 years ago when Nikon AF was so slow you might as well not use
it. Nikon's mount is old and they keep kludging more onto it and the
celebrated compatibility is more of a joke with every new body.
Start by trying Canon seriously - more than a peek through the viewfinder
at the local sales counter. Get a friend to let you try one for a day, or
leave your Nikon stuff as collateral at a store. If the Canon interface is
for you - switch, they are going to be far ahead in both lenses and bodies
for the foreseeable future. If you don't think you can change interface
(even the lens mounting is reversed) then figure you had best live with what
Nikon has to offer.
If you switch, start with the Canon body you need and just the one the
lens you use most often. Unless you still see real problems with the switch
you can sell off the Nikon gear for more lenses.
It took me a while to have the capability I had again, but I've never
regretted the decision for a moment.

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"Richard Favinger, Jr." <richfavinger@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BE8D481D.12A29%richfavinger@comcast.net...
> Hi all,
> I have been a Nikon user since my first SLR an N70 (Film), I am a semi pro
> photographer. My main body now is the Nikon F100. I am looking to make the
> switch to digital. Not being digital is killing my business.
>
> I have some Nikon pro glass, 24 2.8; 50 1.4; 60 2.8 Macro; 85 1.8; 80-200
> 2.8 S... I am prepared to eat it, as it where, and switch to Canon
Digital.
> So are there any Nikon users out there that have made the switch to Canon
> and are happy for it, and would do it again? Hey, I switched to Mac, and
now
> could care less about M$.
>
> I can't help but feel that with even the release of the D2X, Nikon is
STILL
> behind Canon, and the D2X didn't even get off the ground right. What are
> your thoughts on this?
>
> Am I going to burn switching to Canon, or am I really better off just
riding
> it out with Nikon. Going to Digital, Canon or Nikon, will be a major
> investment for me. So I'd like thoughts on people who may have switched.
>
> Rich
> http://www.favingerphotography.com/
>

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On 4/21/05 6:15 PM, in article "Philip Homburg" <philip@pch.home.cs.vu.nl>
wrote:

> Depending on the film you use in the Contax, you may want the highest
> resolution you can get. But I am not sure if either Nikon or Canon makes
> portrait lenses that are as good as medium format lenses.

For Portraits / Studio, Fuji NPS/NPC 160
For Wedding / Event, Fuji NPH 400
B&W Ilford Delta 100

Thanks for all in input...
Rich

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"Richard Favinger, Jr." <richfavinger@comcast.net> writes:

> On 4/21/05 6:15 PM, in article "Philip Homburg" <philip@pch.home.cs.vu.nl>
> wrote:

> For Portraits / Studio, Fuji NPS/NPC 160
> For Wedding / Event, Fuji NPH 400
> B&W Ilford Delta 100

I know of D30s used for weddings till not long ago. But no one
tryed to oversell what it could do, and went to higher res
of MF when it was needed.

For studio, a 1Ds II is the way to go at the moment.

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