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From: "Larry Kopitnik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 5:30 PM
Subject: *** SPAM *** EOS Moving to Canon for Digital
I'm a lifelong Nikon user (well, since 1978). I've had autofocus cameras
through the F100, but for the last several years have settled on a
late-1970s vintage F2AS and an FM3a. For my photography , I've found
autofocus more a hindrance than a help (being able to focus anywhere on a
screen optimized for manual focus -- that excludes most AF screens -- is
easier, quicker and more accurate for me than selecting an autofocus spot,
focusing, then recomposing). I sold the F100 because, at the end, the only
capability I was using on it that the FM3a didn't offer was spot metering.
I've been following this list for several years now. While the Nikons will
remain my film cameras, I've been completely open to the possibility of
moving to Canon for digital.
I've continued shooting film because there has been no digital camera that
made me think "That's the one! That's the digital camera I've got to
have!" The 1D EOS or D2 Nikons are bigger than I care to carry. The tiny,
dark Nikon D70 and D100 viewfinders are completely unacceptable to me. The
EOS 20D looks good and if I had to buy a digital camera today that would
be my choice. But rumors are rampant that Nikon is about to introduce a 12
to 13 mp D200 to compete with it.
And one thing I've never been comfortable with is the multiplication
factor on lenses due to reduced size sensors. I'd greatly prefer that
focal lengths continue working for me the way they have during nearly 30
years of photography.
Given all of the above, the EOS 5D has really caught my eye. The full
frame sensor is what I want in a digital camera. Not only are lens focal
lengths the angle of view I expect, but the viewfinder on any full frame
camera is superior to those on any reduced sized chip bodies, Nikon or
Canon. The camera is not too large. It's price is acceptable. It appears
to include all of the features, such as spot metering, that I look for in
a modern camera. Canon even offers an optional focus screen optimized for
manual focusing. If somebody came to me and asked, "Just what is it you
want in a digital body?" the 5D appears extremely close to just what I'd
request. It's the first digital body to make me think, "That's the one!"
Whether Canon or Nikon, I'll need to adjust camera handling habits when
moving from my mechanical film bodies to a digital body (even my F100 was
set to use the lens ring rather than an on-body dial to adjust apertures).
I shoot a good amount of wide angle, so I'll need new lenses whether I buy
into Canon's or Nikon's digital system. By my reckoning, the only
adjustment or expense I wouldn't have by sticking with Nikon is a new
flash, and that's a relatively small part of the overall picture.
I'm going to have some questions about some of the Canon lenses on digital
bodies in upcoming days. But I thought first I might post an explanation
of why I'm asking and where I'm coming from. Thanks for indulging me!
Larry,
Why not buy a Nikon to Canon lens converter, and use your existing lense?
You will have to manually stop down, possibly after focusing depending on
the light, and currently manual focus anyway.
Cheers
Keith
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