10 reasons why a Pro Photographer left Nikon...

[Derrel]

"Must shoot in RAW"
"Must shoot in Kelvin"

Uh huh.....

Good point - are there any Nikon DSLRs which don't allow you to set the WB in Kelvin?

Dude-STOP killing the straw men, dang it!!!

 

[D-B-J]

Why would shooting Kelvin be important if you're shooting RAW? Like... wtf?

Secondly... if you are a REAL pro... who the hell cares how much a camera cost?

A lot of his "reasons" sound more like that of a novice shooter rather than a seasoned professional... and his work follows the same trend.

Sorry.. but I can't take this seriously.

 

[D-B-J]

Also, for the love of god, what professional uploads unedited "RAW" files to social media... HAHA.

 

[snowbear118 49]

Also, for the love of god, what professional uploads unedited "RAW" files to social media... HAHA.

Didn't watch video.
If he's trying to do that, he doesn't know what a raw file is.

 

[gsgary]

A7 from last weekend 1D was left at home because i don't use it or my 5D since buying the A7

How is the autofocus when the jumper is coming straight at you? I know focusing on the jump makes shots like this easier. I don't want to take anything away from the image, as it's a nice shot. Just wondering how good the autofocus is with the A7, I've read it's a little slow. What lens were you using for this?

No auto focus this was taken with Canon 70-200f4 and cheap adapter and no aperture adjustment but usually I only use Leica mount lenses on it, it won't be shooting spot I bought it because I can't justify a digital M as I shoot 90% film now

 

[vipgraphx]

after using the sony a7 and a6000 I think they are great cameras that make life a lot easier! Its not just focus peaking that I thought was cool but Auto Eye Focus with a simple push of a button and it really really works. I liked the EVF and that everything you changed from white balance to EXP you saw right in front of you. I think they need to find a way to incorporate some of those features into the NIKON and Canon DSLR..I know they could!

BUT, if you want to use NIkon lenses just about all functions except for focus peaking go away because the adapters do not talk to the cameras. If you use metabones canon adapter your good to go and can still utilize the awesome features that you pay for.

Another side note is that the battery sucks!!!! 150-200 pictures tops you have to buy at least 3-4 batteries to get what you get from a nikon or canon.

Once you start using Nikon glass or Canon glass (pro grade) the camera is not so little and light anymore.

My opinion is that these are great cameras. I myself was waiting to see what Nikon was going to come out with and now with the D750 you get the swivel screen and in live you can adjust EXP and see it…it really has made me reconsider staying with Nikon , Plus resale value on Sony is not as good as nikon and canon.

 

[Solarflare]

On that note, anybody found out what the difference between general face detection and this "eye detection" in special is ?

And yes the big guns usually dont have face detection. Nikon just recently changed that for the D810 and D750, though. I guess Canon will follow.

 

[goodguy]

First I want to say as a past Sony user I have a lot of warm positive feeling to Sony, I enjoyed it and still have lots of respect to it.
I do think Sony keeps pushing the envelope, also I like the fact they use crop sensor and full frame sensor and not micro 4/3
No doubt in my mind mirrorless is the future but this technology still didn't mature enough to replace DSLR, once it will you will see Canon and Nikon shedding their DSLR like yesterday rain. AF is still not there.

1.So the guy just found out his Nikon is using Sony sensor ?
Wow, really ? Only now ?
Not a big secret, Nikon was very open about it.
2.Sony A6000, yep a good mirrorless camera but its AF system is not impressive so 11 FPS is pointless.
3.He forgot to mention how very little lenses are out there currently by Sony and the pro lenses for Sony cameras are not cheap at all!!!
4.He also forgot to mention that size is great but the truly heavy stuff is lenses and if you want fast glass it will be heavy so small, light cameras with FF sensor is great but the glass still weighs a ton!!!
5.So he just found out about wifi, woooo hooo, sorry I am not a 15 years old, I don't post my pics on instegram, don't need wifi, don't care about wifi, if he does then god bless him but bashing others who find this pointless and silly is immature.
I do post my pictures on Flickr but that's after I go through my pics at home, process them and then choose the ones I want to post, I would never imagine to shoot JPEG and posting the pics right away on the internet.
6.The call to Sony at the end, well I don't need to add anything to that, everybody should come to their own conclusion on that, I sure did.
7.He said the A7s shoots 4K, true but there is another device you need to buy to do that which I understood is very expensive!!!
8.Shooting at 100000ISO or 400000 ISO ?
Sillly!!!
No doubt the A7s is good in low light but it has low MP count which for me and I think many others is VERY important, I think the D750 or 5D III (which are relatively close in price to the A7s) with fast glass will cover 99% of the needs of a pro and hobbyist with good size MP resolution.
I have the Canon G15 which has 12MP sensor and when I crop it I gotta tell you there is very, very little "meat" there to crop into.

Bottom line god bless him for moving to Sony, doesn't make me sad or happy, if he is happy then good for him, I will stay with my "inadequate/old technology" Nikon DSLR and when the time will come I will do the jump to mirrorless when the technology will really get better then DSLR......its not quite there yet.

 

[DevC]

I'm gonna go with the "paid pitch"

 

[Scatterbrained]

I could only get through about two minutes of his blubbering, so I'll have to take everyone else' word that the video wasn't worth watching the last 22 minutes. Personally, I'd love to get an A7R, but right now the A7 series, and mirrorless in general, aren't far enough along to replace a dedicated SLR kit. Of course, if the rumored new FF sensor from Canon doesn't show any signs of improvement then an A7R will be joining my collection, but only as an addition, not a replacement.

 

[Scatterbrained]

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5.So he just found out about wifi, woooo hooo, sorry I am not a 15 years old, I don't post my pics on instegram, don't need wifi, don't care about wifi, if he does then god bless him but bashing others who find this pointless and silly is immature.
I do post my pictures on Flickr but that's after I go through my pics at home, process them and then choose the ones I want to post, I would never imagine to shoot JPEG and posting the pics right away on the internet............................................

Having built in WiFi has nothing to do with posting to social media and everything to do with wireless camera control. Anyone who shoots tethered regularly will be able to appreciate having WiFi built into the camera rather than having to carry an extra cable for wired tethering or using an external wireless adapter. I shoot entirely tethered in the studio using a wireless adapter. I can literally hold my tablet in my hand and make adjustments to lights, reflectors, props, etc and see the changes on my screen in real time; without having to go back to the camera a peak through the viewfinder.

 

[KmH]

One guy switching from Nikon to Sony is hardly news worthy.
So how many guys switched from Sony to Nikon? Or from Sony to Canon? Or from Sony to Pentax?

 

[Scatterbrained]

One guy switching from Nikon to Sony is hardly news worthy.
So how many guys switched from Sony to Nikon? Or from Sony to Canon? Or from Sony to Pentax?

There are quite a few studio and landscape shooters on the Canon boards who have added an A7R to their kit.

 

[JacaRanda]

I cannot take someone who wears that hat seriously.

No offense Sean...

Prez for the next 2 months.

 

[JacaRanda]

I like those hats.

Ummm, me too. Huh?