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Well at the top end of the "35mm format" size is the Canon IDs Mark III at approximately $7,000 and 21 megapixels, the Nikon D3x at approximately $8,000 at approx. 24 megapixels and surprisingly the Sony A77 at $1,500.
If you put photos side by side from these cameras you will find very little difference. They are equally sharp with similar noise levels at very high ISO. Canon tends to have cooler colours than Nikon and Sony but that is a matter of taste.
Nikon and Sony have 920,000 pixel LCDs versus the 230,000 pixel LCD from Canon. Although the Sony has an EVF, rather than optical viewfinder, it is the new OLED technology with 2.4 million pixels resolution and greater contrast than any other EVFs.
Sweep panorama and enhanced HDR in camera are interesting features on the Sony. Canon and Nikon however have great strobe and related accessories for elaborate light set-ups and in-studio work.
Lenses are somewhat similar too. The best Canon and Nikon lenses are not drastically better or worse than the best Zeiss lenses, Sony G lenses, or rebranded Minolta lenses. Third party lens manufacturers have improved for all these makes as well.
Many or most pros will use Canon or Nikon but a few will probably be asking themselves whether the Canon or Nikon are 5 times better (as per the price) than the Sony and a few with lower budgets will probably consider that direction.
The competition for market share will benefit all photographers.
skieur
If you put photos side by side from these cameras you will find very little difference. They are equally sharp with similar noise levels at very high ISO. Canon tends to have cooler colours than Nikon and Sony but that is a matter of taste.
Nikon and Sony have 920,000 pixel LCDs versus the 230,000 pixel LCD from Canon. Although the Sony has an EVF, rather than optical viewfinder, it is the new OLED technology with 2.4 million pixels resolution and greater contrast than any other EVFs.
Sweep panorama and enhanced HDR in camera are interesting features on the Sony. Canon and Nikon however have great strobe and related accessories for elaborate light set-ups and in-studio work.
Lenses are somewhat similar too. The best Canon and Nikon lenses are not drastically better or worse than the best Zeiss lenses, Sony G lenses, or rebranded Minolta lenses. Third party lens manufacturers have improved for all these makes as well.
Many or most pros will use Canon or Nikon but a few will probably be asking themselves whether the Canon or Nikon are 5 times better (as per the price) than the Sony and a few with lower budgets will probably consider that direction.
The competition for market share will benefit all photographers.
skieur
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