> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bob Meyer > Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 5:55 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: EOS New Kodak for Canon DCS Pro/C > > > > --- Craig Zendel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bob Meyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > It would have to offer some truly compelling > > > advantages (dramatically lower price? astounding > > > image quality?) for me to put up with a body with > > a > > > totally different control layout than what I'm > > used to > > > from Canon. I can't imagine anyone who shoots > > Canon > > > now buying this camera in addition to existing EOS > > > bodies and trying to switch back and forth between > > them. > > > > > > > Bob, > > > > Much as I admire your brand loyalty... > > > > " I can't imagine anyone who shoots Canon now buying > > this camera"... > > > > somewhat contradicted(?) by... > > > > "It would have to offer some truly compelling > > advantages (dramatically lower > > price? astounding image quality?) for me to put up > > with a body with a > > totally different control layout than what I'm used > > to..." > > > > Let's wait and see. > > > Has nothing to do with brand loyalty. Has everything > to do with ease of use. Switching between different > brands of cameras, with different control layouts, > causes real problems when a photog is trying to shoot > fast. Most PJs and sport photogs use multiple bodies > at one time, each with a different lens. If I switch > from one body/lens where I'm using the QCD for > exposure compensation (as an example) to the Kodak > body which uses a totall different control for the > same fucntion, I'm hosed. Using a camera shold become > intuitive after a while, but with two distinct control > layouts you always have to *think* about what you're > doing. > > And I don't really think my statements are > contradictory. One, I really don't expect the Kodak > to offer such dramatic advantages. Two, if it does, I > could switch to Kodak completely. My point was that I > don't see very many people being willing to shoot a > combination of Canon and Kodak bodies. > > ===== > Bob Meyer > I wish I knew what I know now, when I was younger... >
Hi Bob M, I agree, I usually tell people that are looking for a second body that I would buy another identical body. The reason is that you can shift cameras and not have to think about the control differences while you are scrambling around for the angle and looking into the finder waiting for the shot. I like stuff to work like I expect it will and this means like the last one I used a second ago. I've tried to shoot with different bodies under pressure but don't like having to transition mentally. This is OKAY if shooting on location with a setup shot or in studio but on the fly it's a pain in the tail. The other problem with the new Kodak body is that they clearly cut the frame and transfer rate down to save money. This means that even for the average guy this camera is as slow as an old digital P&S. I'll take an extremely responsive body with a few less pixels that works just like my other bodies over a body that has ergonomics like a 20 year old Beta VCR, MUCH slower cheaper body with a few more pixels ANY day. In the real world the image quality will be about the same anyway. The difference between 11.1MP and 13.8MP is less than half the difference between an EOS 1D and EOS 10d/D60 and on paper there is not much difference between well processed prints and we all know that Kodak DSLR's tend to be noisier and less sharp. Cheers/Chip * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
