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05-07-2009, 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Jon
Originally Posted by RnB180
Originally Posted by Elijahtc
not too complicated. Complex for no reason. y would u put all ur controls in the menu system instead of on the body where just a click of a button could get it done rather have having to pull the body away from ur face and missing the shots? guess that is why at sporting events u see nothing but white lenses. Cause they don't have to look away just to change basic settings. ha ha
http://petesphotographyjapan.smugmug...554_HDDpn-O-LB
yeah i don't see any Nikons in there. Maybe he is up in the stands with the rest of the amateurs ha ha
http://petesphotographyjapan.smugmug...554_HDDpn-O-LB
yeah i don't see any Nikons in there. Maybe he is up in the stands with the rest of the amateurs ha ha
nikon doesnt display exposure information in the view finder? thats a big handicap, if thats the case, changing exposure on the fly with the nikon will be much slower.
05-07-2009, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by bluaeon
so.... how many times did Canon tried to fix their problem about getting their software update right? i believe that was on the 5d too. also, didnt Canon have to recall their camera cuz the software on them was faulty? oh, and quoted from this site:
http://www.dentonimages.com/page.php...amera_Failures
The Luminous Landscape compiled a list of failures amongst nearly 80 photographers on their Antarctic Expedition. The results may upset some brand loyalists.
Here is a summary of their findings:
* Conditions faced were light rain, temperature hovering around freezing (-3C to +2C), salt spray, so not exactly extreme conditions.
* 77 Photographers and Instructors went, so a lot of gear.
* About 70% shooting Canon, 30% shooting Nikon, one Sony user, ten Phase One backs.
* Sony A900: They took two plus seven lenses, performed flawlessly.
* The Canon EOS 5D Mark II lent to them to test by Canon failed on the first day ashore in rain.
* Canon 5D Mark II's were hit the hardest - six failures out of 26 cameras (almost 25%). After warming up/drying out three recovered, three didn't. All appeared to be water/humidity damage. Two of the failures were using Kata rain covers in light rain.
* Several reports of water collecting between the battery grip and base on the Canon 5D Mark II.
* A Canon 1D MKIII kept reporting Error 99.
* A Hasselblad reported electronic lens connection problems.
* Two Canon G9's failed.
* No Canon G10 failures out of approx 30 that went on the trip.
* A Nikon 80-400mm lens came apart.
* No Nikon bodies (mostly D700s) failed in any way.
http://www.dentonimages.com/page.php...amera_Failures
The Luminous Landscape compiled a list of failures amongst nearly 80 photographers on their Antarctic Expedition. The results may upset some brand loyalists.
Here is a summary of their findings:
* Conditions faced were light rain, temperature hovering around freezing (-3C to +2C), salt spray, so not exactly extreme conditions.
* 77 Photographers and Instructors went, so a lot of gear.
* About 70% shooting Canon, 30% shooting Nikon, one Sony user, ten Phase One backs.
* Sony A900: They took two plus seven lenses, performed flawlessly.
* The Canon EOS 5D Mark II lent to them to test by Canon failed on the first day ashore in rain.
* Canon 5D Mark II's were hit the hardest - six failures out of 26 cameras (almost 25%). After warming up/drying out three recovered, three didn't. All appeared to be water/humidity damage. Two of the failures were using Kata rain covers in light rain.
* Several reports of water collecting between the battery grip and base on the Canon 5D Mark II.
* A Canon 1D MKIII kept reporting Error 99.
* A Hasselblad reported electronic lens connection problems.
* Two Canon G9's failed.
* No Canon G10 failures out of approx 30 that went on the trip.
* A Nikon 80-400mm lens came apart.
* No Nikon bodies (mostly D700s) failed in any way.
my 50D camera used to do this with firmware 1.0.2 as soon as it was upgrade to 1.0.3 it has never done it. anyhow I think the 1d is the only camera that is weather sealed, so if they were in harsh weather for long periods of time, It's not surprising that the 5d's would receive water damage.
but most people photographing in environments like that would be using 1d's anyway.
05-07-2009, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by kiss_kiss_kill
Originally Posted by kiss_kiss_kill
Can you guys shut up with your Nikon/Canon war? It gets old....real fast.
05-07-2009, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by RnB180
Originally Posted by kiss_kiss_kill
Originally Posted by kiss_kiss_kill
Can you guys shut up with your Nikon/Canon war? It gets old....real fast.
05-07-2009, 04:19 PM
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see he is saying Canon=Thumbs up.
I didn't want it to get serious. Just wanted to mess with Jon bout ISO. Always the other gear heads that have to come in and start the NUKE war. ha ha
I didn't want it to get serious. Just wanted to mess with Jon bout ISO. Always the other gear heads that have to come in and start the NUKE war. ha ha
05-07-2009, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by miketf1
tina thats a nice rear end you have there 
just kidding.. its been "thats what she said" all morning in the office.... digg the new paint job!
just kidding.. its been "thats what she said" all morning in the office.... digg the new paint job!
05-07-2009, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by kiss_kiss_kill
Danke. I may be doing HIN Pleasanton if I find people to cruise up & make the 350 mile trek with me.
05-07-2009, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by kiss_kiss_kill
Originally Posted by kiss_kiss_kill
Can you guys shut up with your Nikon/Canon war? It gets old....real fast.
Just because I have a Nikon 35mm doesn't mean I would trash another brand.
At this point I would take any DSLR, but a Nikon would be nice so I can still use my lenses.
05-07-2009, 05:13 PM
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thought this was a pretty cool video if u wanna see a lens taken apart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du-VhKbO0I0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du-VhKbO0I0
05-07-2009, 05:19 PM
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umm... i dont know if you guys remember when i posted up a few pages back about the guy that posted my pic on his flickr?
well he hasnt taken it down and i sent him a couple messages. but here is a twist.. someone called him a "a real fcking piece of sht you are" was that anyone here? or just a random flickr-er?
well he hasnt taken it down and i sent him a couple messages. but here is a twist.. someone called him a "a real fcking piece of sht you are" was that anyone here? or just a random flickr-er?