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Oh boy, I am joining the Dark Side
Not so much a question and not a vs. thread here. Just a little story of my recent endeavors and hopes to spark some conversation from both sides of the "force."I always have been a Nikon user. From high school when I started to now with digital. I have a D100 and D200 DSLR. This weekend has got me thinking and I am going to make the switch to Canon. I personally think that they have more of what I want and less of what I don't. I always shoot for fun but my business is mostly for weddings.
I am eying up getting 3 Canons. The new EOS 1D Mark III, the EOS 30D and the EOS Rebel XTi (to serve as a backup). Why I am switching:
- I am a fan of the CMOS sensors in Canon's. Nikon's D2Xs is the only one with that so far.
- I like the 8+ megapixels. I dont need much more if any for those wedding shots so that means less downloading images to my computer and faster workflow and faster moving of files. They have the 16.7mpix in case I want the pixels for something. With Nikon it's 6 10 or 12...
- I noticed they have a "truer" LCD screen. More WYSIWYG! My Nikon's always have me thinking or second guessing myself that the shot is properly exposed. I learned how to fix that right after!
- I like being able to toss almost any memory card and be able to write to a backup card at the same time. Great for the assurance that you won't lose shots due to a faulty memory card. Especially when shooting weddings!
- They support High Capacity (32gb) memory cards.
- Their software works on Macs (or in general) I still can't get Capture Control on my Mac and for it to recognize my D200. Has Nikon ever heard of "software updates"
- Canon seems to always be on top of their game. They have inventory, they have what photographers want, they respond and innovate and stay current. Nikon seems to always have back orders (maybe to their high demand, maybe to low production). I still can't get a 8A battery pack for my Nikon SB-800's. And don't get me started on the Wireless Transmitter for my D200!
- I am at the point where my equipment is about halfway switched to going all out pro. MY bodies are still not the highest and I still am migrating my glass over to faster lenses and away from third party manufacturers. So it is a good time to take the plunge when I am not all 100% into one brand. It is now or never.
- Canon has the new 3" LED,s new internal software for better image processing, more continuous fps, higher ISOs, less noise at higher ISOs (can even get to ISO 6400; not like it is needed)
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Wow after all that, I actually do have a question for everyone... For those who made the switch from A to B or B to A... How did you like it. Was it worth your while, is the grass greener on the "other side?"
I am doing this no matter what, I just want to know your thoughts and your stories... Thanks for reading my late night ranting.
April 14, 2007
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