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If you ask me how I would choose a P&S, I would go by how wide the lens would go and what kind of sensor and lens it has. I wouldn't care much about telephoto. That might send me in the direction of Fuji P&S. But some one else may decide they need long telephoto, lowlight ability, face recognition and IS, but don't care about wide or sensor type. Then they may consider the Canon offerings. So it depends on what you want within a given budget. | |
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The most technologically advanced 35 mm dSLRs are from Canonikon - 1Ds Mark III and D3; and even in entry level dSLRs they are leaders. The major reason Oly sells is not because of it's unique features - they are all available in Canonikon also, but that Oly gives those features at a lesser price than Canonikon. \N Last edited by ntomer : 4th January 2008 at 12:58. | |
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I don't want to get into this SLR system wars. I am happy with Olympus, so let me be. I am not trashing Canon/Nikon, I am only saying there are other choices too. I have spent $3000 on my Olympus gear, soon I will be spending $1800 more on a new dSLR body. I guess I must be an idiot. ![]() | |||
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I wouldn't mind becoming an idiot with $1800 to spare. -- Torqy | ||
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| ![]() Good one there mate ![]() In the US (and may be some other countries as well), people at least have an option to try out different cameras before finalizing on a particular model/brand. Most of us do not have this luxury. We also tend to look at customer support and other issues before finalizing a model. Canon/Sony scores very well in this in India. All the others are only catching up now. I know several of my friends who bought their digital cameras based only on the fact that they had long zoom ranges (10x, 9x) etc. compared to other cameras that only had 3x, 4x etc. and better customer support. Most of these people do not understand or learn about the features of their cameras and therefore even these cameras are underused. I have seen similar folks in the US as well. These people simply look at user polls and ask a few friends around. Also a person who has several lenses of a particular brand are likely to go for the cameras of that brand, even though he/she may like another model from another brand. So I think, it is quite futile to argue about the merits/demerits about the different brands/models outside the context of a person's requirement. Same applies to offering advice - it can only be based on what the person who is seeking advice wants from the camera/lens. |
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in which case the canonikon advertising dept will be smiling all around ![]() | |
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People pay more for established brands because they get great support, a broad range of accessories (lenses in camera's case), and an assurance that the product is from a well-known company so less probability of it being a dud. \N | |
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If you find some time, read this site, he details all the cameras he used over 30 years. Photography doesn't start with Canon and end with Nikon. the other Martin Taylor - cameras But generally when somebody is caught with a non-Canon/Nikon dSLR, I like always do, there is no end to the lecture on how bad Olympus is when compared to Canon/Nikon. The fact is Canon/Nikon make great cameras, but you know what, so does Olympus. I chose Olympus after nearly 6 months of research, it was not an accident, I actually found some reasons to choose it over Canon/Nikon. Just like I chose petrol GV over diesel Endy/Tucson. Please don't use the Canon/Nikon hype to discredit other cameras. Such bias never adds any value to a forum like ours. Today I was reading December Edition of Smart Photography, especially their camera recommendation. As usual they always give high ratings to Canon/Nikon which didn't surprise me, I am used to that. But I started laughing when I saw the rating for 400D and E-510 next to each other. But I haven't experienced both these cameras myself, so my opinion doesn't matter. Let's see what a reputed photo site had to say: Quote:
For the heck of it, I tried to compare the rating from Smart Photography vs Dpreview vs Camera Labs, for 400D, D40X and E510. ![]() While SP puts 400D/D40X way ahead of E510, the DP and CL feel exactly other way. I obviously believe the rating of DP and CL, since their methodology and test report is available online, while SP method of rating is a mystery. I don't know about you, but I clearly see how Smart Photography review is biased in favour of Canon and Nikon. | ||
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Similarly Oly might be making the greatest cameras around but unfortunately majority of people don't think so. Canonikon far outsell Oly; but ofcourse this can be attributed to people's ignorance. Quote:
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This is my last post on this topic. I have already used much stronger words than I normally would. And moreover I respect you as a person and don't want to continue this useless argument. So you be happy with your Oly and I will be happy with my Nikon. ![]() Cheers Nitin Last edited by ntomer : 6th January 2008 at 18:40. | |||
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Sigh! When did I say Canonikon is bad? I am only trying to say Olympus is no Hyundai if Canonikon is Honda/Toyota. I'll settle for Nissan though. |
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