Re: Why I am not switching back to Nikon.. or did I ever leave?
I appreciate Chris comments above about the visceral reaction a few folks have had to your words Greg. My reaction is a bit different because I made the switch in the opposite direction before you and I met online after I first discovered Nikon\'s great MF lenses. Your passion for shooting MF with an amazing assortment of lenses was much inspiring to me. I soon became passionate about them myself. When you left for Canon I was bewildered but knowing that you are a passionate person, I figured it would be foolish of me to either try to change your mind or even figure out all of what was within and behind the decision. At the time you were rather cryptic on the subject.
I\'ve said before that not everything you find worthy of a photo either interests or inspires me. In fact, a few images you posted online were offensive to me. But I never doubted your passion for photography, which at times seemed to me to border on obsessive. Taking photos driving on a freeway in the middle of winter with heavy winds blowing simply doesn\'t make sense to me. But it is your life.
I was/am curious about your motivation in bringing this particular conversation to this forum. I know in many ways this is much more like home to you than the Canon forum must feel, despite the fact you\'re shooting with Canon gear. I wonder whether you simply need to remind yourself of the decades you were totally immersed in the world of Nikon. You won\'t have much interest on a Canon forum photos taken with Nikon gear, any more than I expect Nikon shooters here to be in awe of your shots taken with the EF 85 f/1.2. It is a great lens, but I ultimately sold mine when I finally committed to Nikon. I\'m content with the 8 f/1.4D and the 85 f/1.4 AI-s. The Canon lens doesn\'t mean anything to me, nor does the 5D Mark II, the camera that prompted my switch to Nikon.
I wish you well Gregory and if you need to share your musings on the Nikon forum so be it. But I do understand that those who don\'t know you might shake their collective heads and call your words self-indulgent. Good luck my cyber friend from the north country.
Re: Why I am not switching back to Nikon.. or did I ever leave?
I appreciate Chris comments above about the visceral reaction a few folks have had to your words Greg. My reaction is a bit different because I made the switch in the opposite direction before you and I met online after I first discovered Nikon\'s great MF lenses. Your passion for shooting MF with an amazing assortment of lenses was much inspiring to me. I soon became passionate about them myself. When you left for Canon I was bewildered but knowing that you are a passionate person, I figured it would be foolish of me to either try to change your mind or even figure out all of what was within and behind the decision. At the time you were rather cryptic on the subject.
I\'ve said before that not everything you find worthy of a photo either interests or inspires me. In fact, a few images you posted online were offensive to me. But I never doubted your passion for photography, which at times seemed to be to border on obsessive. Taking photos driving on a freeway in the middle of winter with heavy winds blowing simply doesn\'t make sense to me. But it is your life.
I was/am curious about your motivation in bringing this particular conversation to this forum. I know in many ways this is much more like home to you than the Canon forum must feel, despite the fact you\'re shooting with Canon gear. I wonder whether you simply need to remind yourself of the decades you were totally immersed in the world of Nikon. You won\'t have much interest on a Canon forum photos taken with Nikon gear, any more than I expect Nikon shooters here to be in awe of your shots taken with the EF 85 f/1.2. It is a great lens, but I ultimately sold mine when I finally committed to Nikon. I\'m content with the 8 f/1.4D and the 85 f/1.4 AI-s. The Canon lens doesn\'t mean anything to me, nor does the 5D Mark II, the camera that prompted my switch to Nikon.
I wish you well Gregory and if you need to share your musings on the Nikon forum so be it. But I do understand that those who don\'t know you might shake their collective heads and call your words self-indulgent. Good luck my cyber friend from the north country.
Re: Why I am not switching back to Nikon.. or did I ever leave?
I appreciate Chris comments above about the visceral reaction a few folks have had to your words Greg. My reaction is a bit different because I made the switch in the opposite direction before you and I met online after I first discovered Nikon\'s great MF lenses. Your passion for shooting MF with an amazing assortment of lenses was much inspiring to me. I soon because passionate about them myself. When you left for Canon I was bewildered but knowing that you are a passionate person, I figured it would be foolish of me to either try to change your mind or even figure out all of what was within and behind the decision. At the time you were rather cryptic on the subject.
I\'ve said before that not everything you find worthy of a photo either interests or inspires me. In fact, a few images you posted online were offensive to me. But I never doubted your passion for photography, which at times seemed to be to border on obsessive. Taking photos driving on a freeway in the middle of winter with heavy winds blowing simply doesn\'t make sense to me. But it is your life.
I was/am curious about your motivation in bringing this particular conversation to this forum. I know in many ways this is much more like home to you than the Canon forum must feel, despite the fact you\'re shooting with Canon gear. I wonder whether you simply need to remind yourself of the decades you were totally immersed in the world of Nikon. You won\'t have much interest on a Canon forum photos taken with Nikon gear, any more than I expect Nikon shooters here to be in awe of your shots taken with the EF 85 f/1.2. It is a great lens, but I ultimately sold mine when I finally committed to Nikon. I\'m content with the 8 f/1.4D and the 85 f/1.4 AI-s. The Canon lens doesn\'t mean anything to me, nor does the 5D Mark II, the camera that prompted my switch to Nikon.
I wish you well Gregory and if you need to share your musings on the Nikon forum so be it. But I do understand that those who don\'t know you might shake their collective heads and call your words self-indulgent. Good luck my cyber friend from the north country.
Feb 17, 2012 at 04:18 PM
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