Among the many here who think Canon bodies are being out-featured by Nikon, how many also think the Nikon lens collection has the edge? Let's break it down a bit:
Say whether you think Nikon has the lens edge for...
1. Weddings and Events
2. Stage Photography
3. Product Shots and Advertising
4. Fashion
5. Sports
6. Wildlife
7. Landscape
8. Journalism
9. Street Photography
10. Family Photos
11. Macro and Documentation
Please try to keep comments just on the lenses. Let body issues continue on other threads. If you think either company offers particular lenses that offer unique functionality—that the other does not rival at all—those might be interesting to hear about.
Nikon has the 16-35 f/4 VR. It is quite a bit more expensive than the Canon 17-40 F/4 probably due to having VR. There's also the discontinued 18-35 f/3.5-4.5.
Canon superteles are alone to keep me in their camp, plus they have 135 f/2L, 65 MP-E, 70-200 f/2.8L IS mk II and 70-200 f/4l IS that are sensational and two f/1.2 lenses as well as 17 TS-E. Nikon has the 14-24 and the ummm ...
Rob what happened to the Nikon 16-35 f/4 VR? I'd say that is the equivalent of the 17-40L.
deepbluejh wrote:
Which is just as good as worthless to me and practically everyone else
Not worthless to me. I use manual focus all the time, even with my AF lenses. Moreover, I don't see how manual focus is so worthless, considering many people are very concerned about full time manual focusing of USM lenses.
kakomu wrote:
Not worthless to me. I use manual focus all the time, even with my AF lenses. Moreover, I don't see how manual focus is so worthless, considering many people are very concerned about full time manual focusing of USM lenses.
Not for everyone I guess, but the moments I photography come and go in a split heartbeat. MF just won't cut it.
I don't that Nikon has the edge in any category. Their 14-24 is pretty amazing but mostly for interior work. For landscape the 24 ts-e is probably way better overal. The only lens that the nikon version was better than the canon was the 24-70. But as of yesterday things probably changed
35L
85L
135L
80-200L (yes i know old lens but a magical one with no parallel in price performance)
24-105L (although i don't use it anymore)
50 1.8
100-400L
400 5.6
I love the Canon flat aperature, 2.8 zooms: 16-35, 24-70, 70-200
Even if I dont shoot wide open, I want the nice, bright viewfinder. 4.0 is too slow and dim!
I love my Canon 45mm and 90mm TSE. Always planned to add a 17mm TSE.
I love my 85mm 1.2 That **has** to be auto focus for me. To shoot that wide open, fast (fashion), with a razor slim depth of field, I can update focus immediately (for small forward/back motion) and pop a pic with the right sensor highlighted in camera.
So ... I was just looking at Nikon lenses, because I just pre-ordered the 800E. I feel a little sad leaving those specific Canon lenses, plus the 17-40.
I have not tried any of the Nikon lenses since 1982. Hoping to learn. But I am only looking at the latest, best, current version lenses.
Hoping to learn through this thread and the other. I'd appreciate professional honesty, not fan boy hype.
