Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Of the hundred or so regular pros covering the Motor Racing World Championship I can only think of two who still use Nikon, the rest changed to Canon years ago. When I started in 1976 it was all Nikon. Olympus has figured and is making a small comeback following their sponsorship of Ferrari, but the E cameras are only seen on a couple of Olympus supported pros. The last R user stopped covering motor racing almost 10 seasons ago. I can't speak about the non sport pros but for Sports Nikon was too late bringing out competing products to Canon and by then even 99% of the Nikon faithfull had changed over. cheers Frank --- Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote: > On 8/19/04 10:30 AM, "Peter Klein" > <pklein@2alpha.net> typed: > > > > > Everyone: Didn't mean to stir up a hornet's > nest--I was struck the sight > > of all those Can*n white lenses scrunched > together. No "ragging" > > intended at all. In fact, it made me think, "Free > Press Zone"--kind of > > like the "Free Speech Zones" at the political > conventions. Minus the > > barbed wire. > > > > I'm well aware of Can*n's capture of the Pro > market by offering great > > programs and service, as well as good equipment. > Again, I was just amused > > by that repeating pattern of *big* white > cylinders. As HCB might have > > said, it was all about geometry. :-) > > > > --Peter > > > Having just read an article on this a few months ago > I'd like to say that > the "pro market" even if all those photographers in > that shot where just > shooting canons includes a lot more than press > shooters. Or sports shooters. > Or what ever you call those "guys" in a shot like > that. > According to the article which I think I sent to BD > a while back the bulk of > the commercial or professional photographers market > is not of course the > very visible press photographers. This is just the > market the Canon very > aggressively went after assuming correctly that this > would give the > impression that ALL pro's where using their stuff. > According to the article > (maybe BD still has it) the pro photographers doing > commercial work but not > the very visible if not as glitzy as they appear > press work are still firmly > entrenched in Nikon like they had been in previous > decades. > The Canon take over is a myth. > And when I talk to the sales people behind the > counters at Pro photo and > CameraWorld both here in Portland Oregon this is > confirmed. > The Canon take over myth might have fooled the bulk > of the paying masses and > pro wanabee's.... > But it has not fooled the bulk of the pros. > > Mark Rabiner > Photography > Portland Oregon > http://rabinergroup.com/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information >