Daan B wrote: brainiac wrote: Daan B wrote:
When you compare cameras of any manufacturer according to the same specs, the differences in IQ will only be marginal at best. In the end, all cameras share the same basic design and technology. THAT was my point
That wasn\'t true in September 2005. I compared the 5D to the Nikon D2x and switched immediately. Nikon could not match the 5D back then, for any price. Today it\'s a bit different, and Nikon\'s sensors are much better, but it is a glib fallacy to maintain that all the gear is really the same.
I switched from the D200 to the 5D, probably for the same reasons last year. But that\'s not what I meant... I was talking about the here and now (and the near future). Also, I was referring to technology rather than gear.
Looking at the grand scheme of things... The technology is out there... The cams that they are now making are a shadow of the cams they could be making (and maybe should be making). This goes for all the manufacturers. So they are working towards a virtual point in time through marketing driven intervals of tiny upgrades.
For the manufacturers it is a game of who is first with the release of these (tiny) upgrades and who will follow. In other words: who makes the most money by being first. It is a never ending cycle in which we, the customers are trapped (if we don\'t watch out). At least, Canon and Co expect us to pay 1000\'s of clams every year for these so called upgrades. Even stronger, we fight whole battles on forums based on the accompanying feature lists.
But in the end, all the manufacturers use basically the same design and technology. Even if they want to make us believe otherwise. Through marketing campaigns marginal differences are blown way out of proportion. So, when comparing todays DSLR\'s according to the same specs, differences in IQ will only be marginal when keeping the grand scheme of things into the back of our minds.
I can\'t offer an informed opinion on whether they all have the access to the same technology , but I do agree with your other points. Just look at Canon\'s ridiculous upgrades from 20d-3-d-40d, and 1dm2 ato 1dm3.
Sep 19, 2008 at 10:53 AM
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