Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Mark, There have been big problems with the latest pro EOS 1D and 1Ds mk 3 cameras with the autofocus. Also the non EOS 1D family autofocus modules are crude compared to the latest Nikon ones, and the higher end Nikons like D700 and D300 have the D3 focus module which is way the best AF I have tried. The Canon 5D is way cruder than the Nikon D700 at autofocus, if this is an important feature for you. One of my friends who is a Pro with over 30 years Canon use, even with photos in many Canon publications, changed to Nikon this year after evaluating in the winter. He was having lots of problens with his EOS cameras. He told me that the Nikon was very much better at autofocus. He is not alone, many other pros are changing at the moment. cheers, Frank On 30 Jun, 2009, at 07:25, Mark Rabiner wrote: > Back at credibility gap the statement that a CANON EOS camera needs > to be > traded it for a Nikon because the auto focus works on a nikon and > not on a > canon is a heck of a way to start such a post; > As with Canons being the pretty much overwhelming choice for most > top pros > we cant help wondering how much of a chance that has to be true. > I tend to think the top shooters who use it day after day might > notice the > thing did not focus properly and their market share might drop. It > hasn't. > I really think the smallish percentage of serious shooters who use > Nikons > don't use them for AF issues. > It may be 15 or 20 percent using Nikons now its like shooting Leica > in the > 70's. Pretty cutting edge esoteric. > I wonder if anyone knows what the market share is? > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > >> From: "Frank F. Farmer" <summicron at comcast.net> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:36:51 -0500 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] To Sell or Not to Sell >> >> I agree. It is a very difficult decision. >> >> Unfortunatly, I didn't have the same experience with my jump to >> Canon. At first , I didn't sell anything when I moved to my Canon >> 40D. It didn't take me long to sell that camera and lens, though. >> Now I'm on to Nikon, D700. It, in my opinion, produces far better >> images (owing, in large part, to the fact that its autofocus actually >> autofocuses). >> >> That aside, I find myself, now, selling my first bit of Leica M gear. >> It wasn't a difficult decision. I'm selling my 90 AA to fund the 24 - >> 70 f2.8 lens. As much as I love the 90 (it produces simply >> spectacular results as I'm sure you all know), I really hardly ever >> used it. The 35 and 50 are pretty much glued to the M6 and M3, >> respectively, and I rarely change that. So, the 90 went on the >> block. >> >> Now, whether or not I sell anything else would be a MUCH more painful >> decision. Currently, I have no plans to sell anything else in my M >> kit. In fact, I fully plan on purchasing the new Voigtlander 50 f1.1 >> to satisfy my Noctilust! >> >> Frank Farmer >> Jackson, Miss. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information