Aren't decisions just thinly veiled impulses?

I thought they were isions that came in batches of ten.

mike_mccue
I thought they were isions that came in batches of ten.

Bakers Dozen?

When I get to ision, I starts a scratchin'.

mike_mccue
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The reason I started this thread is that the reviews with the example photos I read last night, the reviews that say my new 35mm f1.4L Canon is sucky, show that the Canon takes clearer and crisper pictures than the lens that they say is much better and cheaper too.
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 Weird!!!

Nikkon is considered a "professional" camera, and up until the beginning of the digital revolution 10/15 years ago, there were not many Nikkons that were inexpensive that were designed for the home market, because Nikkon did not make them.
 
This has changed, of course, and now, both Canon and Nikkon feature a huge list of digital units.
 
At the photo lab we had Nikkons for the photo shoots, and then the expensive 120 cameras for the portraits and group pictures in sports and such. Spendy turkeys, let me tell you, but they are/were worth it.
 
When I got the Canon AE-1, I think it was around 1985, Canon was making a point of going for the "home" market and make the cameras easier to use. The auto feature was not bad, but did not balance things too well for me, and I learned how to use the F-Stops and Exposures at that time, although it would be another 5 years before I learned about film ... and paper! ... which made things even better ... you use sharp film, and if you print it on sharp paper, you will have a hard time color balancing it ... that kind of thing ... or the bad one ... you use flat film (usually school pictures are done on flat film) and then print them on flat paper, and it will look poor and cheap, btw!
 
Thus, as time goes by, I think the "differences" between a pro camera and a domestic camera will only be on the price ... and nothing else. But you won't see a "professional" photographer with a lot of Canon stuff, unless he is being paid to use and show it. You see that on some big sport events with those huge long distance lenses.
 
Digital ... is still new, and the paper thigns are printing on is an issue right now, and they do not compare to the digital image that you can show here ... STILL! ... and it might be another few years before that happens ... the issue being the process is crap and bad ... the thermal paper thing is slow and cumbersome and not designed for commercial/bulk use, and the other ... is a poor excuse for a color something or other.
 
Lenses or cameras, only make those details more visible.

Thus, as time goes by, I think the "differences" between a pro camera and a domestic camera will only be on the price ... and nothing else. But you won't see a "professional" photographer with a lot of Canon stuff, unless he is being paid to use and show it. You see that on some big sport events with those huge long distance lenses.

 
There are lots of pro's who use Canon.  You see all of the white Canon lenses at sports events because Canon body's and lenses focus faster and shoot faster than equivalent Nikon body's and lenses.  Many pro's actually use both brands for different situations.  Much like we will use different DAW's based on what the job requires.  

Mike,

Your lens generated a 5 star rating with 548 reviews on the B&H site. That's not too shabby. Looks like a real nice lens.

Didn't know this thread was here, but found it looking around. As a retired professional photographer, I have a lot of professional photography equipment for sale if anyone is interested. About 10 professional Nikon lenses, all metal cases and they are the ones made in Japan, not the cheap ones. I also have an antique Kodak collection of about 20 cameras, including the flash bulbs and cubes with the oldest one dating back to 1892. I also have an old view finder 35mm Nikon Camera for sale, the best they ever made. The last digital I used before retiring was a Kodak Pro 14n (Nikon F mount) and it doesn't get anymore professional than this one did, and you can use any Nikon F mount lens on this camera. Features a 13.9 mp (Full 35mm) shot @ 300dpi. It can be used to shoot photos for billboards. Gives you a finished file of 54mb. Its for sale also and comes with the Kodak Professional software. I have many more items as well, studio lighting, filters, gells, backdrops, you name it I might have it. Also, have a Beattie Coleman Professional reel film camera with 35mm magazine and a 70mm magazine for school and portrait photography. If anyone is interested in a deal or a package deal on all my equipment, I'm ready to make you a great deal to someone. Retail you would have had to pay about 70K for all the equipment and I'm selling it for 10cents on the dollar. Just email me, and in the subject line use "Photography deal from JRK" and I will know it is some one from this thread.
 
Peace and Blessings, John