AGeoJO wrote: ChrisRD wrote:
The point is that Nikon\'s offering in the compact FF body is far better in terms of AF than Canon...
Is that your first hand experience or did you read that on the internet? I used them both side-by-side and at the end I sold the D700. I am not saying that the AF of D700 is worse but \"far better\" is definitely not the case. Let me assure you that the center AF point of the 5D Mark II is more responsive and fast and we will leave it at that.
Well...both actually... My brother shoots Nikon. I also know some photographers who have switched because of this issue...so, yeah I\'ve used Nikon gear.
I\'m in agreement that the center point of the 5D2 is excellent...in fact I\'ve said that here at FM before. It\'s just frustrating not having more useful outer points...that\'s what I meant by \'better\' with regard to the Nikon. For the money they\'re going to ask for the new camera don\'t you feel it\'s reasonable to expect this excellent performance from a bunch of other points so you can compose the way you want to? They can do it with the 1-series...
Jan 27, 2012 at 12:38 PM
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My brother shoots Nikon. I also know some photographers who have switched because of this issue...so, yeah I\'ve used Nikon gear.