Re: Canon finally honest and openly admit AF crippling
Back in January 2009 I added D700 & 14-24/2.8 to my Canon 5D classic kit.
As time passed I rounded out my Nikon lenses which made sense as they are all so easily adapted to Eos Mount.
It amazes me Nikon D600, D800 and D4 all autofocus f8 at this moment while ,I think, Canon does not except for the soon to drop off the system 1Ds Mark III.
Well except for Authur Morris when he\'s using a Tokina 1.4 TC on his 1Dx.
Heck, My 13 year old Eos-3 film camera autofocuses my Canon 300mm f4 IS w/ Canon 2x TC.
Canon makes great gear, been well made straight out of their boxes.
For me 5D III for $3500 is unacceptable. Seeing the $2749 Adorama 5D III via ebay last week where some 818 buyers got one or more than one 5D III was eyeopening.
Had I not bought a brand new 5D II the week before for $1838, maybe I\'d have ponied up for one. Seems everyone got a great deal who bought 5DIII for $740 under MAP. Fun times, I\'ll be on my toes next time ebay wants to bankroll a Canon promo.
Personally, I wish Canon 6D had articulated screen. I\'m loving my 5DII, so no chance I\'ll buy ever a 6D without the fancy jointed screen that Panasonic, Olympus and Sony include thesedays & a feature some have included for years.
If anything, I\'m happy I get to shop elsewhere the next two or three years. I\'m well aware having owned eos since 2008 that the 5D III & 6D will stay current thru 2015.
For me its either going to be a Panny GH-3 or D600 or possibly D800 once Nikon gets a handle on the QC AF issues including the formerly stellar Nikon USA factory repairs. The sad stories of people sending D800 in multiple times gives me pause. Or lets say Canon drops 5D III minimum advertised price to $2500-$2600 in next 12 months, then they got my attention and I suspect a million other people\'s attention & opened wallets too.
Then again, I could spend nothing on Canon & Nikon next two or three years cause the gear I own of theirs is that good. No problems for me.
Bottomline, If Nikon D600 had included an articulated screen I\'d already be shooting with it.
Sep 23, 2012 at 02:45 PM
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