>Your post reveals your jealousy and envy that your poorly designed,
>aperture-ring-free and misaligned EF lenses won't fit on these remarkable
>fine machines. <vbg>.
The D1x/D1H does not give Nikon a lead over Canon. These 2 cameras still use
1996 AF technology. At nearly half the cost of the D1, the D30 already
equals or better the D1/D1H in image quality. It is just a matter of time
that Canon wouuld announce their answer to the D1x/D1H in terms of AF
preformance and resolution.
The highly anticipated Digital EOS 1v would surely be given high speed AF
performance likely to exceed the 1996 technology found in the D1x/D1H. It is
also possible Canon might introduce one digital SLR with full-frame image
sensor.
Nikon suffers from compatibility issue. The digital Nikons only works with
SB28DX/SB50DX. The '3D' flash DOES NOT work when the flash is tilted or when
fitted with diffusers. '3D' flash also DOES NOT work when SU4 is used. In
other words, '3D' flash works only in plain direct flash fashion, with a few
Nikon bodies and speedlights.
Canon's ETTL works on 5 EX-Speedlites with all EOS bodies (including the EOS
D30) except the EOS 3000. Nikon's '3D' flash works only on 3 speedlights and
only on 4 bodies (excluding the digital Nikons).
The FP flash will work only on the SB28/DX and non-TTL. It will also work
only on selected Nikon bodies.
The much totted RGB meter is not fool-proof and works ONLY in
matrix/evaluative mode. RGB meter is not a Nikon advantage, it's more like
F5/D1/D1x/D1H advantage. The same can be said of the inter-changeable
finders and mirror-up function. These features are exclusive to expensive,
top-of-line Nikon bodies. Not exactly Nikon advantage.
Nikon has inter-changeable finders, Canon has the RS/RT pellicle mirror type
SLRs.
When it comes to selecting the SLR system, it is the lenses that matter
more. Your F5 and brand new 300mm AFS II and me with the EOS 3/1v and the
EF300mm USM IS. Just who do you think would likely shoot the better picture
(assuming similar conditions)? It would take at least several years from now
before Nikon would introduce a 300 AFS VR.
Canon's array of IS lenses is equal in number to Nikon's AFS lenses. Nikon's
only VR lens focuses to 2.5m whereas the Canon's equivalent focuses down to
1.8m. The VR lens is also not of an AFS type. It does not feature FTM, does
not take AFTCs and extenders and it works only on selected Nikon bodies.
All except the 50f2.5 macro have been upgraded with USM-FTM capabilities.
The newer designs also come with its dedicated tripod collars. The MR14EX
also has master-slave capability and FP flash. Does the SB29 do these?
Canon still enjoy a significant lead in its Stabilizers, TS-E and f1.0/f1.2
lenses. Having the old, screw-driven design, most Nikkor lenses are slow and
noisy, even on the F5/F100.
Tristan
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