Comments on: 01 – cameras http://neilvn.com/tangents photography by Neil van Niekerk Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:33:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris K. http://neilvn.com/tangents/my-gear/cameras/#comment-26082 Chris K. Sat, 30 Jul 2011 10:36:06 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/my-gear/cameras/#comment-26082 Thanks Neil, I probably won't but it is the multiple exposure and interval feature in Nikon that has me hooked. Thanks Neil, I probably won’t but it is the multiple exposure and interval feature in Nikon that has me hooked.

]]> By: Neil vN http://neilvn.com/tangents/my-gear/cameras/#comment-26073 Neil vN Sat, 30 Jul 2011 04:29:36 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/my-gear/cameras/#comment-26073 <blockquote>Chris, you misunderstood my comments. I didn't say that specifically the Canon is good for landscapes. I was talking about the high resolution of the 5D mk II. So my comment would apply to any high-resolution camera. Personally, I wouldn't jump to the Nikon D300s from the Canon 5D mk 2 or Canon 7D. Neil vN</blockquote>

Chris, you misunderstood my comments. I didn’t say that specifically the Canon is good for landscapes. I was talking about the high resolution of the 5D mk II. So my comment would apply to any high-resolution camera.

Personally, I wouldn’t jump to the Nikon D300s from the Canon 5D mk 2 or Canon 7D.

Neil vN

]]> By: Chris K. http://neilvn.com/tangents/my-gear/cameras/#comment-25950 Chris K. Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:33:12 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/my-gear/cameras/#comment-25950 Hi Neil, love your work and site;) hey right now I shoot with Canon for years (right now 5D II and 7D) and want to make the switch to Nikon because I tried my friends Nikon D300s and really like the features it has, especially the multiple exposure and interval timer for some stupid reason Canon does not have them, when you say for studio work Nikon and Landscape Canon what do you mean Cropping wise? if so I really don't crop my images because I do most of that in camera and if I do it is very little, but when I do switch it will be with their new releases from what I hear announcements next month thanks;) Hi Neil, love your work and site;) hey right now I shoot with Canon for years (right now 5D II and 7D) and want to make the switch to Nikon because I tried my friends Nikon D300s and really like the features it has, especially the multiple exposure and interval timer for some stupid reason Canon does not have them, when you say for studio work Nikon and Landscape Canon what do you mean Cropping wise? if so I really don’t crop my images because I do most of that in camera and if I do it is very little, but when I do switch it will be with their new releases from what I hear announcements next month thanks;)

]]> By: Neil vN http://neilvn.com/tangents/my-gear/cameras/#comment-19436 Neil vN Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:06:06 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/my-gear/cameras/#comment-19436 <blockquote>Kevin ... my first camera was a Pentax ME Super which I dearly loved .. nearly as much as the Pentax Super-A that I replaced it with when the ME Super was stolen. Decades later now, I still own a near-mint Super-A just because it is such a sweet camera. The Pentax LX ... I do believe it was a better camera than the Nikon F3 or Canon F1. (Except for the sticky mirror problem that would appear after a few years of use.) So I do hold Pentax dear to my heart. However, I switched to a NIkon F90x when I calculated the cost of owning a Pentax 80-200mm f2.8 ... it was less expensive to get a used Nikon 80-200mm f2.8D and Nikon F90x, than it would've been to own the Pentax 80-200mm f2.8 It just made more sense financially to switch to Nikon then. Pentax professional gear was just too expensive. So here we are now. As wonderful as Pentax gear is (or was, depending on how you want to view it) ... as wonderful as Pentax gear is, you just don't have access to the same kind of system than you would have if you were using Nikon or Canon. That's the inescapable fact. Are you doomed from the start now? Not at all. <a href="http://neilvn.com/tangents/2011/03/21/maternity-photo-session-creating-that-connection/">As I re-stated in this recent post</a> (check my comment #1 specifically) .. as well as in other articles ... the specific camera and lens is most often just the layer of technology we use to get the images we want. However, we need to have access to the specific lenses and cameras that will enable us. If you're missing out on a specific lens for example, then your chosen system might be a limit. If not ... then not. : ) And btw ... I always felt that Pentax's engineering philosophy was more closely aligned to Nikon. Eg, the direction of the aperture ring, and the direction that the lens focuses in. Neil vN</blockquote>

Kevin … my first camera was a Pentax ME Super which I dearly loved .. nearly as much as the Pentax Super-A that I replaced it with when the ME Super was stolen. Decades later now, I still own a near-mint Super-A just because it is such a sweet camera.

The Pentax LX … I do believe it was a better camera than the Nikon F3 or Canon F1. (Except for the sticky mirror problem that would appear after a few years of use.)

So I do hold Pentax dear to my heart. However, I switched to a NIkon F90x when I calculated the cost of owning a Pentax 80-200mm f2.8 … it was less expensive to get a used Nikon 80-200mm f2.8D and Nikon F90x, than it would’ve been to own the Pentax 80-200mm f2.8

It just made more sense financially to switch to Nikon then. Pentax professional gear was just too expensive.

So here we are now. As wonderful as Pentax gear is (or was, depending on how you want to view it) … as wonderful as Pentax gear is, you just don’t have access to the same kind of system than you would have if you were using Nikon or Canon. That’s the inescapable fact.

Are you doomed from the start now? Not at all. As I re-stated in this recent post (check my comment #1 specifically) .. as well as in other articles … the specific camera and lens is most often just the layer of technology we use to get the images we want.

However, we need to have access to the specific lenses and cameras that will enable us. If you’re missing out on a specific lens for example, then your chosen system might be a limit. If not … then not. : )

And btw … I always felt that Pentax’s engineering philosophy was more closely aligned to Nikon. Eg, the direction of the aperture ring, and the direction that the lens focuses in.

Neil vN

]]> By: Kevin Deibert http://neilvn.com/tangents/my-gear/cameras/#comment-19428 Kevin Deibert Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:49:35 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/my-gear/cameras/#comment-19428 N, I shoot Pentax so I have to ask........ Am I doomed from the start? Before delving into the world of photography I inherited my grandfathers Pentax gear. I learned that I was able to use his old glass on the new bodies and went from there. Now I'm too far vested to switch brands but often wonder why I don't see more Pentax shooters and if I made the wrong choice. Although I'm addicted to the pastime, I'm still just an amateur with a day job. My question is....Will this boutique brand limit my potential growth and quality of my images? I've noticed its sometimes difficult when reading your books and trying to figure where my bodies fit in. Pssst....its closer to Cannon btw. Best, K N,
I shoot Pentax so I have to ask…….. Am I doomed from the start? Before delving into the world of photography I inherited my grandfathers Pentax gear. I learned that I was able to use his old glass on the new bodies and went from there. Now I’m too far vested to switch brands but often wonder why I don’t see more Pentax shooters and if I made the wrong choice. Although I’m addicted to the pastime, I’m still just an amateur with a day job. My question is….Will this boutique brand limit my potential growth and quality of my images? I’ve noticed its sometimes difficult when reading your books and trying to figure where my bodies fit in. Pssst….its closer to Cannon btw.
Best,
K

]]> By: Neil vN http://neilvn.com/tangents/my-gear/cameras/#comment-17145 Neil vN Sun, 13 Feb 2011 03:43:43 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/my-gear/cameras/#comment-17145 <blockquote>Patrick, as you may have noticed, I shy away from the usual Nikon vs Canon discussions on my website. (Other than the one comment in the 'Best Camera' thread that I posted here.) I just think that those discussions tend to derail what we really should be concentrating on .. getting damn fine photographs. So even while this website is mostly about technical aspects of photography, it is with the intention of helping photographers get to where they want to be. And I include myself here, since this entire blog shows a definite arc in how I improved as a photographer over the years, even the past few years. So really, it is about the photography in the end. I mainly use Nikon, but I do have a Canon 5D mk2. It's a fine camera too. :) In the end though, I was driven to my choice in using Nikon, - because of reliability issues with Canon, - and the subsequent high cost of repairing and maintaining a full Canon system, compared to a Nikon system. (As noted in that linked post.) It wasn't a trivial decision. But really, it is about the photography in the end. Neil vN</blockquote>

Patrick, as you may have noticed, I shy away from the usual Nikon vs Canon discussions on my website. (Other than the one comment in the ‘Best Camera’ thread that I posted here.) I just think that those discussions tend to derail what we really should be concentrating on .. getting damn fine photographs.

So even while this website is mostly about technical aspects of photography, it is with the intention of helping photographers get to where they want to be. And I include myself here, since this entire blog shows a definite arc in how I improved as a photographer over the years, even the past few years. So really, it is about the photography in the end.

I mainly use Nikon, but I do have a Canon 5D mk2. It’s a fine camera too. :)

In the end though, I was driven to my choice in using Nikon,
– because of reliability issues with Canon,
– and the subsequent high cost of repairing and maintaining a full Canon system, compared to a Nikon system. (As noted in that linked post.)

It wasn’t a trivial decision.

But really, it is about the photography in the end.

Neil vN

]]> By: Patrick O'Driscoll http://neilvn.com/tangents/my-gear/cameras/#comment-17088 Patrick O'Driscoll Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:49:38 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/my-gear/cameras/#comment-17088 I haven't had the pleasure of using Nikon cameras , but I can see , from your site , that you are much more enthusiastic about Nikon , than Canon . I've used Canon equipment for some years ,and must say that I'm 100% satisfied with the results . My first DSLR was 350D Canon Eos , which has been totally reliable and has produced almost 100% of good , well exposed photos . I still use it , as it is so light and portable . I bought a 40D Eos a few years ago , and found it very good in every way . For my birthday , last year ,i was treated to a 50D ... it is definitely a superior camera to the 40D in many ways . I wonder about your adherence to Nikon when a good 80% of all great photos printed on the many Photographic magazines on this side of " the Pond " ( Atlantic ) are produced on Canon 5Dmk2 ... Can all these ( very ) serious photographers be wrong ..? I doubt it ! I haven’t had the pleasure of using Nikon cameras , but I can see , from your site , that you are much more enthusiastic about Nikon , than Canon . I’ve used Canon equipment for some years ,and must say that I’m 100% satisfied with the results . My first DSLR was 350D Canon Eos , which has been totally reliable and has produced almost 100% of good , well exposed photos . I still use it , as it is so light and portable . I bought a 40D Eos a few years ago , and found it very good in every way . For my birthday , last year ,i was treated to a 50D … it is definitely a superior camera to the 40D in many ways . I wonder about your adherence to Nikon when a good 80% of all great photos printed on the many Photographic magazines on this side of ” the Pond ” ( Atlantic ) are produced on Canon 5Dmk2 … Can all these ( very ) serious photographers be wrong ..? I doubt it !

]]> By: Neil vN http://neilvn.com/tangents/my-gear/cameras/#comment-17038 Neil vN Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:48:29 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/my-gear/cameras/#comment-17038 <blockquote>Brad ... I kept a small Canon system because I need to remain familiar with the Canon system for the flash photography workshops. And even to be able to reply to questions here about Canon equipment. The lens that did tip me over into switching back to Nikon, was the Nikon 14-24mm f2.8 The Nikon 24-70mm f2.8 also has no peer. It's just a superb lens, unmatched by other mid-range zooms. Neil vN</blockquote>

Brad … I kept a small Canon system because I need to remain familiar with the Canon system for the flash photography workshops. And even to be able to reply to questions here about Canon equipment.

The lens that did tip me over into switching back to Nikon, was the Nikon 14-24mm f2.8
The Nikon 24-70mm f2.8 also has no peer. It’s just a superb lens, unmatched by other mid-range zooms.

Neil vN

]]> By: Brad KIng http://neilvn.com/tangents/my-gear/cameras/#comment-16652 Brad KIng Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:10:11 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/my-gear/cameras/#comment-16652 Neil - I currently own a Canon 7D and a number of L lenses plus canon accessories. My interests are landscape and on location portrait photography (inspired in large part by you). I am getting close to take the next step to a high end pro body i.e. 1D MkIV or the D3? I figure if I switch to Nikon this would be the time. I'm curious, when you made the switch to Nikon did you hold one to your Canon inventory in anticipation of Canon coming out with their own killer 14-24, 24-70 and revolutionary body? Or did you sell it and plan on never looking back? Since I haven't made the switch I've been holding off hoping Canon would catch up with Nikon the the above mentioned areas Neil –
I currently own a Canon 7D and a number of L lenses plus canon accessories. My interests are landscape and on location portrait photography (inspired in large part by you). I am getting close to take the next step to a high end pro body i.e. 1D MkIV or the D3? I figure if I switch to Nikon this would be the time.

I’m curious, when you made the switch to Nikon did you hold one to your Canon inventory in anticipation of Canon coming out with their own killer 14-24, 24-70 and revolutionary body? Or did you sell it and plan on never looking back?

Since I haven’t made the switch I’ve been holding off hoping Canon would catch up with Nikon the the above mentioned areas

]]> By: Neil vN http://neilvn.com/tangents/my-gear/cameras/#comment-15458 Neil vN Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:51:54 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/my-gear/cameras/#comment-15458 <blockquote>If you're seeing shadow noise in the skin tones ... what ISO are you using? And is your exposure good? Which camera is better than the NIkon D7000 in terms of high-ISO noise? The Nikon D3s .. which is currently the champion. Neil vN</blockquote>

If you’re seeing shadow noise in the skin tones … what ISO are you using?
And is your exposure good?

Which camera is better than the NIkon D7000 in terms of high-ISO noise? The Nikon D3s .. which is currently the champion.

Neil vN

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