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Gochugogi wrote:
Probably the feature I liked most was ECF. Not a fan of wheels and joysticks for AF selection. After 3 years of MFT use I figured out I'm not a fan of mirrorless--hate EVFs--and glad Canon is treading lightly through that mine field.
Hmm, dislike--that's a hard one as Canon is almost perfect. Wait, they stopped making ECF!
Dislikes; these are due to my disability and lack of dexterity.
- No further development of ECF has been my biggest gripe. Without the use of my fingers it allowed me to use all focus points and it worked quite well for me with or without glasses. I'm still using my EOS3's; shooting film, because of this single feature.
- With the exception of their G series, none of their P&S cameras have wired remote capability. It can't be that expensive to add this feature and without it Canon pretty much shuts out 'ALL' people with a high-level disability like myself that have some or huge issues with finger movement. The 2 and 10 second timer and touch screens do help, but this little part/socket would open up photography to a huge segment of folks who do love to create...and often can't.
The small size, weight of many P&S camera's are perfect as many just don't have the strength to even manage a Rebel. Having the ability of say an S110 in hand with a wired remote would give many a freedom long ago lost. This saddens me as we all have something to offer up, a vision to share, even with our physical limitations.
- Canon's slow as a snail development of a mirrorless system, this really irks me, and like their other P&S bodies there's no 'flocking' wired remote. I guess Canon figures 'NO ONE' would ever want one, ya know for when shooting on a tripod, there's a tripod socket, WTF Canon
- Lastly, although it affects me little, Canon's been milking it's sensor cow for a loooooog time and really should step it up a notch or more. I actually like shadows, still enjoy the mysteries of life and personally don't need nor want to see every last detail. I understand that many like HDR but I'm old school and think most of it just looks fake and unrealistic. That said, for those that need/want the extended DR; at the low ISO end, clean shadow areas so they can be pushed, I think Canon is blowing it big time.
I think their efforts into video and the great high ISO developments that have trickled down to still shooting is wonderful, is a huge bonus when the light isn't perfect or is artificial. But, that video, high ISO, focus has come at the expense of us who actually like shooting at ISO 100 and possibly lower. I shot with Kodachrome 25 and PanF for a reason, and would like to have that capability from the digital age, if it's possible.
Likes
There are simply too many to list and it's been that way since I bought my A-1 in 1978. Canon has the most complete system and best ergonomics of any current camera manufacture. And if I were to write up all my likes, there would be just too much to digest comfortably.
Canon's in my crippled hands have always felt 'right' and that makes their gear near invisible when shooting, it simply becomes an extension of a less than perfect human body. The dislikes above are real 'nit picks', they would be 'nice to haves', and that speaks volumes about Canon's quality; of design, product and service, and the variety we all take for granted, they get most things wonderfully correct.
Cheers,
Jerry
Edited on Oct 20, 2014 at 03:23 PM · View previous versions
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