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Do You Use A Real Camera (aka. Canon)?  
User currently offlineDeaphen From India, joined Jul 2005, 1123 posts, RR: 1
Posted (2 months 3 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1556 times:

Just wanted to know how many of you use real cameras, also known as Canons  Smile  stirthepot 

I am a Canon guy all the way!! I just love their ease of use and how they seem so technologically up to date, while i find "N's" to be kind of old fashioned  Smile  Smile

No but seriously, the quality of shots you can get through the "L" glass is just absolutely mind boggling!!

Only short coming i would say is the missing weather seal on the lower end cameras, whichi think Nikons have across the board (may be wrong).

Just for the record, i use a 400D, was looking for a second body and was thinking of the 40D but now since the 50D is in the pipeline, i will wait for that.

I start this post in friendliest way possible, lets not go overboard with the insults  Smile  Smile

Regards
Nitin


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User currently offlineWILCO737 From Germany, joined Jun 2004, 4160 posts, RR: 68
Reply 1, posted (2 months 3 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1547 times:
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Quoting Deaphen (Thread starter):
Just wanted to know how many of you use real cameras, also known as Canons Smile stirthepot

I do. 40D with Canon L lenses (17-40, 24-105, 100-400) Big grin

Quoting Deaphen (Thread starter):
I start this post in friendliest way possible, lets not go overboard with the insults Smile Smile

Sounds like the typical start of the Canon vs. nikon war or the Aibus vs. Boeing war Big grin

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User currently offlineDeaphen From India, joined Jul 2005, 1123 posts, RR: 1
Reply 2, posted (2 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1541 times:



Quoting WILCO737 (Reply 1):
Sounds like the typical start of the Canon vs. nikon war or the Aibus vs. Boeing war Big grin

Though, C v/s N wars are cleaner than A v/s B ones!


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User currently offlineNIKV69 From United States, joined Jan 2004, 6671 posts, RR: 37
Reply 3, posted (2 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1520 times:



Quoting Deaphen (Thread starter):
Just wanted to know how many of you use real cameras, also known as Canons

Nikons are fake? Hmm I know a few owners of the D3 that would have something to say about that one.  biggrin 


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User currently offlineDABZF From Finland, joined Mar 2004, 1141 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (2 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1520 times:

Yes, I use a real camera... it's called Nikon D300.

I am a Nikon guy all the way!! I just love their ease of use and how they seem so technologically up to date, while i find "C's" to be kind of old fashioned and damn ugly!

No but seriously, the quality of shots you can get through the Nikkor Pro glass is just absolutely mind boggling!!

Only short coming i would say is that there is no short comings on Nikon (may be wrong).

Just for the record, i use a D300.

What's the point of this thread, really?  banghead 


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User currently offlineSketty222 From United Kingdom (England), joined Mar 2006, 1154 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (2 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1515 times:



Quoting Deaphen (Thread starter):
Just wanted to know how many of you use real cameras, also known as Canons

I do, i've just recently bought a 450D although Im just new to photography with an SLR.


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User currently offlineDeaphen From India, joined Jul 2005, 1123 posts, RR: 1
Reply 6, posted (2 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1510 times:



Quoting DABZF (Reply 4):
What's the point of this thread, really? banghead

There is no point... that is exactly the point!  Smile  Smile


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User currently offlineTimdeGroot From Netherlands, joined Apr 2002, 3270 posts, RR: 64
Reply 7, posted (2 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1512 times:
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User currently offlineDeaphen From India, joined Jul 2005, 1123 posts, RR: 1
Reply 8, posted (2 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1503 times:

Well i will share a little history about my photographic past... i started off with a Canon G-2, which was a little bulky but to be honest at that time i didnt know jack about photography so it did pretty well.

Then i wanted a little more flexibility and focal length so i bought the Canon Powershot Pro 1, i dont know if anyone used that camera, but it was one hell of a camera. Each of my shots would come out immaculate! I dont know if that piece was a absolutely brilliant one or i am a great photographer (probably the latter) but you had to see the pics it produced.

It was also one of the first "Pro-sumer" cameras with a "L" series lens. Did anyone else ever use this camera?

regards
Nitin


I want every single airport and airplane in India to be on A.net!
User currently offlineIL76 From Netherlands, joined Jan 2004, 2128 posts, RR: 50
Reply 9, posted (2 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1499 times:
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I think Nitin saw Vasco's "grasp for nostalgia" topic and tried to get something like that going again. It doesn't work that way though. That station has been passed. That was then, this is now. It's like seeing something funny and trying to explain it to someone else. It doesn't work most of the time, you just had to be there.

User currently offlineJRadier From Netherlands, joined Sep 2004, 3318 posts, RR: 43
Reply 10, posted (2 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1498 times:

Proudly shooting Canon, because as they say here in the Netherlands:

With Canon you can wat met Nikon Nie Kon.
(With Canon you can what wasn't possible with Nikon).


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User currently offlineBeechcraft From Germany, joined Nov 2003, 772 posts, RR: 30
Reply 11, posted (2 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1494 times:
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No,

ask Chui, Hunt, Deutsch, Hunter, Koskinen, or Royal  Big grin

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User currently offlineDeaphen From India, joined Jul 2005, 1123 posts, RR: 1
Reply 12, posted (2 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1492 times:



Quoting IL76 (Reply 9):
I think Nitin saw Vasco's "grasp for nostalgia" topic and tried to get something like that going again. It doesn't work that way though. That station has been passed. That was then, this is now. It's like seeing something funny and trying to explain it to someone else. It doesn't work most of the time, you just had to be there.

I did to be honest, its never too late, ofcourse for the older members the time may have passed, but for us younger ones, the time is now  Smile

No offence intended by calling you pro's "older"  Smile

Its never a bad option to try!

Regards
Nitin


I want every single airport and airplane in India to be on A.net!
User currently offlineNIKV69 From United States, joined Jan 2004, 6671 posts, RR: 37
Reply 13, posted (2 months 3 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 1470 times:



Quoting Beechcraft (Reply 11):
No,

ask Chui, Hunt, Deutsch, Hunter, Koskinen, or Royal

Don'r forget Austin Powers!


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User currently offlineViv From Ireland, joined May 2005, 2325 posts, RR: 20
Reply 14, posted (2 months 3 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 1463 times:

Well, my first SLR was a Canon AE-1. I replaced it with a Canon A-1.

When Canon changed the lens mount I switched to Nikon. I'm glad I did.


Viv
User currently offlineSkidmarks From United Kingdom (England), joined Dec 2004, 6923 posts, RR: 58
Reply 15, posted (2 months 3 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 1460 times:
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Canon? Don't they make photocopiers or something?  stirthepot 

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User currently offlineDvincent From United States, joined Jan 2007, 758 posts, RR: 2
Reply 16, posted (2 months 3 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 1450 times:

I wouldn't use a Canon unless you paid me to. Born Minolta, dying Sony.  Wink We invented autofocus before Canon did, and had all of the real innovations first, like bayonet mounts, built-in metering, program exposure, wireless flash, automatic ratio flash, in-body antishake...

If for some reason the A-mount ever dies, I'd move to Nikon.


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User currently offlineCodeshare From Poland, joined Sep 2002, 1407 posts, RR: 1
Reply 17, posted (2 months 3 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 1442 times:

The last Canon I used was the EOS300. It was ...plastic.

Quoting DABZF (Reply 4):
Yes, I use a real camera... it's called Nikon D300.

Same here  bigthumbsup 

How about a thread: SanDisk vs Lexar !!

KS/codeshare


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User currently offlineDendrobatid From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2004, 1267 posts, RR: 58
Reply 18, posted (2 months 3 weeks 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 1414 times:
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I have been a photographer long enough to know that only one things matters amongst the top marques - personal choice.
The differences between the top cameras are mere nuances and the lead is taken first by one brand then another. That is what has driven the development of the digital camera so far so rapidly.
If you are not already committed to one brand or another, go for the one that feels best, the most comfortable.

If anyone is interested, I have never felt so comfortable with a camera in my hands as when I was holding a Pentax Spotmatic F though I now use Canons.

Mick Bajcar

User currently offlineAC888YOW From Canada, joined Jan 2005, 397 posts, RR: 0
Reply 19, posted (2 months 3 weeks 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 1392 times:

What is a Nikeon?

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User currently offlineJonathanJet From United States, joined Apr 2006, 56 posts, RR: 0
Reply 20, posted (2 months 3 weeks 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 1381 times:

Canon all the way! I have a 30D with the 24-105 L and the 100-400L + the cheap 18-55 and 28-105. Never considered the others as Canon was/is the best!


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User currently offlineSkidmarks From United Kingdom (England), joined Dec 2004, 6923 posts, RR: 58
Reply 21, posted (2 months 3 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 1363 times:
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Quoting AC888YOW (Reply 19):
What is a Nikeon?

A Canadian who can't spell!!  devil 

Andy  old 


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