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why is the other side greener to you?

the grass will always be greener on the other side... but why? what is it that you want over there??

I'll start....


I want 1.2 glass and good customer service... Pro Services that doesn't take forever to get approved...

what makes you envy the other side?

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It is not all roses over here. The higher-end cameras on your side seem to have better ergonomics than the comparable cameras over here.

Regarding glass, there are lenses on each side, that the other side envies. Of course, adapters allow Nikkor to fit onto Canon, though without AF.

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Canon 7D/5D/40D/1D2N; Nikon F6, FM3A, & Coolpix A; Canon 40mm Pancake, 135L, 50L, 35L, pre-II 50mm 1.8, 100mm 2.8L Macro, 10-22mm EF-S, 28-135 EF, 400mm 5.6L; Nikkor 50mm 1.2 AI-S, 50mm 1.4G, 50mm 1.8D, 16mm 2.8D Fisheye, 180mm 2.8D, 100-300mm 5.6 AI-S; Tokina 17mm & 100mm 2.8 Macro

I want more tele lenses, 70-200 f/4, 400 f/5.6 and a 300 f/4 with IS.
I'd also love some f/1.2 glass as you mentioned, a 50mm f/1.2 would be an awesome lens to use.
Finally, more vari-angle displays, they're so convenient! Hopefully they'll be coming to more Nikon DSLRs sooner or later...

Of course, you've gotta remember that Nikon has some great things about it too, a wonderful selection of wide angle lenses, sensors that perform excellently in low light, a super-precise metering system and a flash system that can't be beat!

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-Evan

Gear: 7 Nikon Nikkor AI-S and AF-S lenses, SB-700 flash, Nikon D7000, Nikon FM, variety of accessories

"There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs."
- Ansel Adams

I have to wonder if the million AF points (ok, 45 or so?) do really help or not with motion tracking or does it just give more opportunity for the camera to get distracted? Lens wise, 35mm f/1.8 and 30mm macro would be nice extras.

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Canon DSLRs: 7D, 5D2, 1D, 600D, 450D full spectrum, 300D IR mod
Lenses: EF 35/2, 50/1.8, 85/1.8, 135/2+SF, 28-80 V, 70-300L, 100-400L, TS-E 24/3.5L, MP-E 65, EF-S 15-85 IS
3rd party: Zeiss 2/50 makro, Samyang 8mm fisheye, Sigma 150 macro, 120-300 f/2.8 OS, Celestron 1325/13
Tinies: Sony HX9V.

I guess that's what I'd love to have.

And looking at the features of the Pentax K7 for the relatively low price makes me jealous. I mean 800€ for a complete wheather resistant camera, 5,2 frames/sec, the integrated IS (working with any lens), HDR mode and so on. That's a damned good price for these features. As far as I know Pentax even uses the same sensors as Nikon so low light persormance should be similar.

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Canon EOS 500D + Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm 4L IS USM + EF 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS USM + EF 100mm 2.8L Macro IS USM + Sigma 12-24mm 4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM + Canon Speedlite 580 EX II + Nissin Speedlite Di 466

Don't confuse the K-7 and the K-5...The K-5 uses the same sensor as Nikon's D7000 and Sony's A55 and A580, but I think the K-7 still uses an older Samsung-made sensor, like earlier Pentax cameras. Please do correct me if I'm wrong though .

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Sony α77V/VG-C77AM/α350/18-70/70-400 G SSM/NEX-5/18-55 OSS/Lowepro Pro Trekker 600 AW/CompuTrekker AW/Nova 140 AW/Street & Field gear/Toploader Pro 75 AW. And a huge wishlist...

My photos on Flickr...

Well, could be; don't really know.

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Canon EOS 500D + Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm 4L IS USM + EF 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS USM + EF 100mm 2.8L Macro IS USM + Sigma 12-24mm 4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM + Canon Speedlite 580 EX II + Nissin Speedlite Di 466

The only greener feature that I'd love to have is the better auto focus performance in low light that the Nicons have. That's the only annoying thing that I've found in Canon.

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While there are several features I like on other manufacturers' cameras (or lenses), none of them are so important that I'd consider switching brands.

I mean, things like the metering or the autofocus on the D3S (or a future D4)...Personally, I'm very happy with Sony .

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Sony α77V/VG-C77AM/α350/18-70/70-400 G SSM/NEX-5/18-55 OSS/Lowepro Pro Trekker 600 AW/CompuTrekker AW/Nova 140 AW/Street & Field gear/Toploader Pro 75 AW. And a huge wishlist...

My photos on Flickr...

EvanK - there is a 50 f1.2 you can use...!

I don't know, I'm not a big fan of the whole "manual focus" thing, if you're picture's out of focus, the only thing you can blame is yourself! I like the odd usage of manual focusing for that "retro" feeling, but I don't think that I could justify spending $500 for a lens that I'd probably rarely use. Not to mention, manual focusing is difficult with such a large aperture!

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-Evan

Gear: 7 Nikon Nikkor AI-S and AF-S lenses, SB-700 flash, Nikon D7000, Nikon FM, variety of accessories

"There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs."
- Ansel Adams

- A 17-55mm f2.8 with stabilisation
- A high resolution (>20mp) full frame camera without full body
- A 200mm f2.8

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Nikon D5000 and D300 with 12-24mm, 35mm f1.8, 50mm f1.4, 60mm f2.8 Macro, 18-200mm, 17-55mm f2.8 (all Nikon)

EvanK, the Nikkor 50mm AI-s 1.2 is, indeed, a challenge. I bought mine, and a Novoflex adapter, as an experiment to try on my Canons. With some of the resulting images working very well, I then purchased a pre-owned Nikon FM3A, to experience manually focusing with the benefit of a proper view screen. I think I like my "full-frame" Nikon! Who needs digital, anyway?



Do the pro-level Nikon cameras not have quite good focus confirmation, in the viewfinder, that will work with AI-s lenses? That would surely be less difficult than what I was doing with the Nikkor on my 7D, with no electronic connection.

Anyway, the greener grass I see on the Nikon side is the D3s, that can see in the dark better than my Canons, according to some reviews. I have missed focus on some images at two crime scenes in the past two weeks, and not fully realizing how badly until reviewing the images on the monitor later, at the station. (On the other hand, I am not so sure I would want to risk toting a $6000.00 camera on patrol.) Of course, unless I sell a quite substantial number of firearms, which would be at a loss, I will not be able to afford a D3s, anyway, so this is just an academic exercise.

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Canon 7D/5D/40D/1D2N; Nikon F6, FM3A, & Coolpix A; Canon 40mm Pancake, 135L, 50L, 35L, pre-II 50mm 1.8, 100mm 2.8L Macro, 10-22mm EF-S, 28-135 EF, 400mm 5.6L; Nikkor 50mm 1.2 AI-S, 50mm 1.4G, 50mm 1.8D, 16mm 2.8D Fisheye, 180mm 2.8D, 100-300mm 5.6 AI-S; Tokina 17mm & 100mm 2.8 Macro

If you get a chipped adapter you can enable focus confirmation with Nikon lenses on Canon bodies.

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Canon DSLRs: 7D, 5D2, 1D, 600D, 450D full spectrum, 300D IR mod
Lenses: EF 35/2, 50/1.8, 85/1.8, 135/2+SF, 28-80 V, 70-300L, 100-400L, TS-E 24/3.5L, MP-E 65, EF-S 15-85 IS
3rd party: Zeiss 2/50 makro, Samyang 8mm fisheye, Sigma 150 macro, 120-300 f/2.8 OS, Celestron 1325/13
Tinies: Sony HX9V.

My indecision is between an SLT or EVIL. Will decide in the next couple of months.