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 p.1 #7 · Shoot BOTH Nikon and Canon? | |
Um-m-m... I did manage to shoot with both systems and to say you the truth, couldn't make for myself a solid choice, even for now, after more than two years without Canon.
Take these statements with huge grain of salt:
— Canon ergonomics are better for my taste. I am still feel badly for not having a dedicated <*> spot metering button in Nikon system. Just can't tell you how it is helpful. I'm tall guy with huge hands, so lower-end bodies are very inconvenient, especially Nikon ones. I tried D40, D3100, D5000 (current camera) — all of them were awful at holding and operating. OTOH, D3 feels awesome, its handgrip is very comfortable for me. Canon 5D classic has uncomfortable grip, 350D was really awful, 3000n and 300 (both film models) leaved much to be desired, but you know what? The oldest consumer digital model 300D layed in my hand brilliantly! It was a sheer surprise when I took it. EOS 1v is simply the best.
— Thanks to short flange distance, you can mount anything you wish to your Canon. Well, almost. I had mirror clearance issues at some distance settings with Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar on all my EOS film bodies. Though, as a fan of current Cosina/Carl Zeiss collaborations, I'd love to build ZF.2 lens line (28 mm Distagon, 35 mm Distagon, 50 mm Makro-Planar, 100 mm Makro-Planar and upcoming 135 mm Sonnar) for two reasons: ZF.2 lens has an aperture ring (ZEs don't) and having dedicated Nikon-mount Zeiss lenses will allow me to shoot with any Canon or Nikon body with fully operable basic functions.
— Nikon's AF is better. Less errors than in Canon world, but still I hate AF philosophy at all because of focus hunting. Manual control is still unmatched, so good viewfinder and accurate S-type focusing screen are an alpha and omega in my book.
— I prefer Nikon lenses for their rendering style, but again, Cosina Voigtläner and Cosina Carl Zeiss are way, WAAAAAAY nicer. Also, dislike nasty yellow cast the 105 VR has.
— Nikon files are more pleasant to work with. No banding, good color (but I am still very strange at begging for Foveon technology in EVERYTHING!), good dynamic range, good low-light capabilities (though, I consider myself as a low-ISO shooter).
— Nikon has a Capture NX software which allowed me to pass the Photoshop at all (I hate everything about Adobe). Yep, it is buggy, crashes too often, but I like what it I could get from my NEFs.
Should I acquire another Canon body? Well, it's a tough question. Nikon answers my special demands, but with all honesty, I don't like the way digital technology is going to be. Foveon sensor is patented, so this is a grow-stopper for us all because of no competition. Sigma plays in its own league. Foveon's colors remind me of good ol' film and are so beautiful to look at. If Sigma will release a FF body, THIS will be my next system. Before that, I'll stick with F system. In the ideal world, I'd like to see Foveon sensor in the Nikon body, but unfortunally, this will never happen.
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