RexGig0 Offline Upload & Sell: On
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Nikon is my "second" system, chronologically. I learned to use Nikon and Canon DSLR cameras a the same time, and for budgetary reasons, started with a fortuitously-available bag of Canon kit, with an APS-C Rebel body, that included a nice Tokina macro lens and a once-top-tier 580EX Speedlite, so I built upon that, with better bodies and lenses. I added a Novoflex adapter, and started adding Nikkor lenses my wife and I could share. (Her employer issues Nikon camera bodies.) Gradually, I added Nikon film SLRs, then finally D700 cameras last year, and a D3S this month. My parallel path with Canon has resulted in the pair of 7D Mark II cameras I take to work each night, as APS-C is the norm for crime scene photography. The 7D Mark II is also an excellent birding camera. Cropped-sensor Canons, and FX Nikons, seem to be my new normal; I like lenses from each, too much to settle upon either brand.
I considered the Nikon 1-series, for a smaller-body non-DSLR option. I bought his-and-hers Nikon A cameras, which are excellent DX cameras, mis-named Coolpix, but of course, they are not "system" cameras. I also strongly considered Fuji X.
I have really tried to like the Sony RX100-series cameras, but their ergonomics and menus are just too vexing, for me.
Then, a few months ago, I added a Canon EOS M3, with an EVF, being sold by its first owner, who imported it into the USA. (Canon USA does not yet import the M3.) I then bought the Canon EF-to-M adapter, with which it performs well, using EF lenses. I just received my first M-series Canon lens, a pre-owned 22mm, so I can dispense with the bulk of the adapter, but it is not focusing well. I may have bought someone else's problem. The camera, itself, however, is like-able. I will need to see if I can MFA for this errant lens. It remains to be seen whether I will build upon the EOS M system.
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