Comments on: Photo thoughts http://www.sauria.com/blog/2007/12/24/photo-thoughts/ Open Source, Modern Programming Languages, OS X, Photography, and ... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:06:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: rick gordon http://www.sauria.com/blog/2007/12/24/photo-thoughts/#comment-7214 rick gordon Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:19:40 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2007/12/24/photo-thoughts/#comment-7214 regarding IQ, I think at their respective price points they were pretty comparable. I certainly have had little to complain about in IQ working with Nikon gear. The high-end Canon was the best for awhile, but its not for everyone. Neither is the high-end Nikon now (although it might help shave the price of the Canon!) The focus thing may be a technical problem. I ran into someone lately who said that they had a specific focus point on a D70 go awry but local tech was able to fix it. I've been experiencing a similar problem, but mainly with particular lenses. Whether that lens is out of whack, or it simply shows the problem more easily I don't know yet. I've got to run some more tests, but I think I will be sending my D200 body in for a CLA anyway. regarding IQ, I think at their respective price points they were pretty comparable. I certainly have had little to complain about in IQ working with Nikon gear. The high-end Canon was the best for awhile, but its not for everyone. Neither is the high-end Nikon now (although it might help shave the price of the Canon!)

The focus thing may be a technical problem. I ran into someone lately who said that they had a specific focus point on a D70 go awry but local tech was able to fix it.
I’ve been experiencing a similar problem, but mainly with particular lenses. Whether that lens is out of whack, or it simply shows the problem more easily I don’t know yet.
I’ve got to run some more tests, but I think I will be sending my D200 body in for a CLA anyway.

]]> By: Ted Leung http://www.sauria.com/blog/2007/12/24/photo-thoughts/#comment-7141 Ted Leung Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:23:24 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2007/12/24/photo-thoughts/#comment-7141 When I bought the Canon 2 years ago, high ISO performance and IQ were definitely to Canon's favor. I think that is actually still true until you get to the D3 level. But we all know that the D3 sensor is coming to a D4/500. Nikon has been very aggressive and there's no way they will leave the 5D standing alone. The big factors for me right now are pretty much all related to focus problems, since out of focus problems are accounting for more of my rejects than any other problem (at least for those problems that the camera can do anything about). So that would include: autofocus system, viewfinder brightness/coverage (which impacts ability to check focus and or manual focus), and low light autofocus lamps. Beyond that, there's the new LCD's and CLS - which means less bulky ETTL, which counts at events. The D3 sensor comes after all that. I have a moderate investment in my equipment now, so if I am going to switch, I want to do it before I start dropping lots more money. When I bought the Canon 2 years ago, high ISO performance and IQ were definitely to Canon’s favor. I think that is actually still true until you get to the D3 level. But we all know that the D3 sensor is coming to a D4/500. Nikon has been very aggressive and there’s no way they will leave the 5D standing alone.

The big factors for me right now are pretty much all related to focus problems, since out of focus problems are accounting for more of my rejects than any other problem (at least for those problems that the camera can do anything about). So that would include: autofocus system, viewfinder brightness/coverage (which impacts ability to check focus and or manual focus), and low light autofocus lamps. Beyond that, there’s the new LCD’s and CLS - which means less bulky ETTL, which counts at events. The D3 sensor comes after all that.

I have a moderate investment in my equipment now, so if I am going to switch, I want to do it before I start dropping lots more money.

]]> By: rick http://www.sauria.com/blog/2007/12/24/photo-thoughts/#comment-7136 rick Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:10:15 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2007/12/24/photo-thoughts/#comment-7136 Ted, I'm pretty sure we had some discussion about the camera and the system last year when you were shopping around. You may not have been ready to hear it then for whatever reason. (What do you think swayed you in the first place, and now what's causing you to want to change?) (The megapixel obsession is somewhat maddening, especially from certain relatives, but it seems to be the one thing amateurs can easily understand. And certainly more is "better", but only to a point.) Obviously, all the camera systems are useful, and any technological lead one has is sure to be rebalanced sooner or later. You're doing great work with the Canon, I'm pretty happy with the Nikon (just wish their good glass didn't require such an "investment"!) Ted, I’m pretty sure we had some discussion about the camera and the system last year when you were shopping around. You may not have been ready to hear it then for whatever reason. (What do you think swayed you in the first place, and now what’s causing you to want to change?)

(The megapixel obsession is somewhat maddening, especially from certain relatives, but it seems to be the one thing amateurs can easily understand. And certainly more is “better”, but only to a point.)

Obviously, all the camera systems are useful, and any technological lead one has is sure to be rebalanced sooner or later. You’re doing great work with the Canon, I’m pretty happy with the Nikon (just wish their good glass didn’t require such an “investment”!)

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