Comments on: From Canon to Nikon: Conclusions http://tleaves.com/2008/09/02/from-canon-to-nikon-conclusions/ Creativity x Technology Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:09:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jen http://tleaves.com/2008/09/02/from-canon-to-nikon-conclusions/comment-page-1/#comment-5030 jen Sat, 02 May 2009 12:43:39 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/09/02/from-canon-to-nikon-conclusions/#comment-5030 I'm currently a Pentax K10 owner but I thinking of making the switch to a Nikon D300. Can you give me any insight/feedback please? While I have taken some good shots with my Pentax I find there are some definite drawback: focusing speed/accuracy, softness :white balance issues :terribly slow Pentax accessory flash recycle time!!! I’m currently a Pentax K10 owner but I thinking of making the switch to a Nikon D300. Can you give me any insight/feedback please?

While I have taken some good shots with my Pentax I find there are some definite drawback: focusing speed/accuracy, softness
:white balance issues
:terribly slow Pentax accessory flash recycle time!!!

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By: BJN http://tleaves.com/2008/09/02/from-canon-to-nikon-conclusions/comment-page-1/#comment-5041 BJN Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:39:55 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/09/02/from-canon-to-nikon-conclusions/#comment-5041 As mentioned above, you can change the direction of plus and minus command wheel operation with a custom setting, the only bassackward thing you have to live with is the silly F-mount lefty-tighty mount direction. I've been shooting wth Nikon for many years and I still find the lens mount direction annoying. The last reason I want my D300 is to impress people. In fact, I find it very annoying that my friends on a recent trip were impressed by my photos and praised the camera. The D300 is a nice camera but it still requires a photographer to run it - in fact it's very much a "photographer's camera" - few people would be happy buying it to use in it its most point-and-shoot configuration. As mentioned above, you can change the direction of plus and minus command wheel operation with a custom setting, the only bassackward thing you have to live with is the silly F-mount lefty-tighty mount direction. I’ve been shooting wth Nikon for many years and I still find the lens mount direction annoying.

The last reason I want my D300 is to impress people. In fact, I find it very annoying that my friends on a recent trip were impressed by my photos and praised the camera. The D300 is a nice camera but it still requires a photographer to run it – in fact it’s very much a “photographer’s camera” – few people would be happy buying it to use in it its most point-and-shoot configuration.

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By: SD http://tleaves.com/2008/09/02/from-canon-to-nikon-conclusions/comment-page-1/#comment-5042 SD Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:24:14 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/09/02/from-canon-to-nikon-conclusions/#comment-5042 Thanks peterb! That was entertaining and informative. I, myself, switched from Minolta to Nikon, a number of years ago - and went through the same sort of thing as you. But now I can't remember how the Minolta works any more! The Nikon does have quirks - but I also hate the feel of Canon's plastic. It's alien to me. I don't mind the way the Canons work - it just feels funky in my hands. Kinda like how some people swear by Sony Walkmans and can't stand other ones. Thanks peterb! That was entertaining and informative.

I, myself, switched from Minolta to Nikon, a number of years ago – and went through the same sort of thing as you. But now I can’t remember how the Minolta works any more!

The Nikon does have quirks – but I also hate the feel of Canon’s plastic. It’s alien to me. I don’t mind the way the Canons work – it just feels funky in my hands.
Kinda like how some people swear by Sony Walkmans and can’t stand other ones.

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By: erik, brussels http://tleaves.com/2008/09/02/from-canon-to-nikon-conclusions/comment-page-1/#comment-5040 erik, brussels Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:03:04 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/09/02/from-canon-to-nikon-conclusions/#comment-5040 you can still use your external flash (SB800 SB600) at higher speeds than the synch speed in auto-FP (>1/250 eg 1/500 1/1000 etc..). The flash will magically flash repetitively and cover all of you sensor, even if the whole sensor is not exposed all at the same time. Nifty. The Nikon flash system is its hidden weapon: awesome. Now you seem to be impressed by the D300's high ISO performance. Seen some D700? Not one speck of noise on ISO 6400? The quality you got at ISO 6400 is what you get at ISO 25600 on a D700. THAT is a wow-experience. you can still use your external flash (SB800 SB600) at higher speeds than the synch speed in auto-FP (>1/250 eg 1/500 1/1000 etc..). The flash will magically flash repetitively and cover all of you sensor, even if the whole sensor is not exposed all at the same time. Nifty. The Nikon flash system is its hidden weapon: awesome. Now you seem to be impressed by the D300′s high ISO performance. Seen some D700? Not one speck of noise on ISO 6400? The quality you got at ISO 6400 is what you get at ISO 25600 on a D700. THAT is a wow-experience.

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By: minoltaguy http://tleaves.com/2008/09/02/from-canon-to-nikon-conclusions/comment-page-1/#comment-5034 minoltaguy Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:57:39 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/09/02/from-canon-to-nikon-conclusions/#comment-5034 When crossing the great system divide, you should try to be on a somewhat level point of entry.... For example, when a Mac using friend (Core Duo 2ghz Leopard OS) wanted to see what windows was like, he found a P3 with a low amount of ram, that XP was shoved onto.... It was not a pleasant eperience for him. Had he used another core duo machine, the results would have been different. Put 2 top end cameras together, or two bottom end, THEN compare the user interface and see what the experience and tradeoffs are. After all, I'm sure most people would prefer the cruise ship to a leaky row boat with a broken oar. Heck, even a 35ft runabout might be better. Imagine comparing the low end Toyota Corolla against another manufactures high end product. Not much of a user experience comparison. One closer, that is on topic, 2 guys at work that shoot Nikon got 400mm 5.6 lenses. "Steve" got the Nikkor, "Chris" got a Sigma. "Steve" goaded and gloated about how much better the Nikkor was. "Chris" retorted with 'for as much more as you paid for it, it d@** well better be.' When crossing the great system divide, you should try to be on a somewhat level point of entry….

For example, when a Mac using friend (Core Duo 2ghz Leopard OS) wanted to see what windows was like, he found a P3 with a low amount of ram, that XP was shoved onto…. It was not a pleasant eperience for him. Had he used another core duo machine, the results would have been different.

Put 2 top end cameras together, or two bottom end, THEN compare the user interface and see what the experience and tradeoffs are.

After all, I’m sure most people would prefer the cruise ship to a leaky row boat with a broken oar. Heck, even a 35ft runabout might be better.

Imagine comparing the low end Toyota Corolla against another manufactures high end product. Not much of a user experience comparison.

One closer, that is on topic, 2 guys at work that shoot Nikon got 400mm 5.6 lenses. “Steve” got the Nikkor, “Chris” got a Sigma. “Steve” goaded and gloated about how much better the Nikkor was. “Chris” retorted with ‘for as much more as you paid for it, it d@** well better be.’

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By: peterb http://tleaves.com/2008/09/02/from-canon-to-nikon-conclusions/comment-page-1/#comment-5033 peterb Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:50:00 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/09/02/from-canon-to-nikon-conclusions/#comment-5033 I'm not really interested in comparing "cameras", as much as just discussing the sorts of tradeoffs one makes when one crosses the Great System Divide. I think those sorts of things transcend model lines. I’m not really interested in comparing “cameras”, as much as just discussing the sorts of tradeoffs one makes when one crosses the Great System Divide. I think those sorts of things transcend model lines.

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By: psu http://tleaves.com/2008/09/02/from-canon-to-nikon-conclusions/comment-page-1/#comment-5032 psu Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:31:55 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/09/02/from-canon-to-nikon-conclusions/#comment-5032 I don't understand the obsession with "fairness." This piece is not supposed to be some objective commentary on the absolute utility of one machine over another machine. It's a writeup of one person's experience trying machine B after having used machine A for a while. I'm sure that the higher end Canon bodies would have resulted in a similar experience. We just did not manage to have one to play with. I don’t understand the obsession with “fairness.” This piece is not supposed to be some objective commentary on the absolute utility of one machine over another machine. It’s a writeup of one person’s experience trying machine B after having used machine A for a while. I’m sure that the higher end Canon bodies would have resulted in a similar experience. We just did not manage to have one to play with.

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By: J http://tleaves.com/2008/09/02/from-canon-to-nikon-conclusions/comment-page-1/#comment-5031 J Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:48:32 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/09/02/from-canon-to-nikon-conclusions/#comment-5031 Yes! what Minoltaguy said! (i said something to the same effect a few pages ago) Especially with the difference in UI between the low end canon and high end nikon! Yes! what Minoltaguy said! (i said something to the same effect a few pages ago)

Especially with the difference in UI between the low end canon and high end nikon!

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By: minoltaguy http://tleaves.com/2008/09/02/from-canon-to-nikon-conclusions/comment-page-1/#comment-5039 minoltaguy Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:42:25 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/09/02/from-canon-to-nikon-conclusions/#comment-5039 OK, you said that someone would say it, so here goes: Why compare the newest top of the line Nikon to a 3 generation old entry level Canon? To be fair, forward a request to Canon and see if you can test drive their new 50D with 17-55 2.8 lens? Just a thought. It would certainly be a better comparison. OK, you said that someone would say it, so here goes: Why compare the newest top of the line Nikon to a 3 generation old entry level Canon? To be fair, forward a request to Canon and see if you can test drive their new 50D with 17-55 2.8 lens?

Just a thought. It would certainly be a better comparison.

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By: Patrick La Roque http://tleaves.com/2008/09/02/from-canon-to-nikon-conclusions/comment-page-1/#comment-5038 Patrick La Roque Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:12:27 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/09/02/from-canon-to-nikon-conclusions/#comment-5038 "God and Rene Descartes intended minus to be on the left and plus to be on the right, " I so agree with you. It drove me a little nuts on my D80 and I could never completely wrap my mind around the concept. But on the D300 you can CHANGE it! menu item F10 is "reverse indicators" : set it once and all is right again in the world ;-) “God and Rene Descartes intended minus to be on the left and plus to be on the right, ”
I so agree with you. It drove me a little nuts on my D80 and I could never completely wrap my mind around the concept. But on the D300 you can CHANGE it! menu item F10 is “reverse indicators” : set it once and all is right again in the world ;-)

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