Two Paphs and a New Camera

[SlipperFan]

Is it a macro lens, Tom? Canon has excellent lenses. I had Canon F1 cameras and a bunch of lenses, and was always pleased. When I went to digital, Nikon was offering better pricing for the quality and I abandoned Canon. I'm not sure I made the right choice.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Is it a macro lens, Tom? Canon has excellent lenses. I had Canon F1 cameras and a bunch of lenses, and was always pleased. When I went to digital, Nikon was offering better pricing for the quality and I abandoned Canon. I'm not sure I made the right choice.

Nah, not a macro Dot. In fact those were shot with the stock lens (EFS 18-55mm zoom) of mediocre quality. This year I'm going to look into getting a nice short range tele and maybe a macro...the only question is where am I going to get the money!!!

Funny, I almost went Nikon this time. I think either brand makes awesome cameras, so it is hard to go wrong. In this case I was choosing between the Canon D40 and Nikon's D80. After considering each one carefully, I felt that the Canon was more to my liking. Got a great price too!

 

[SlipperFan]

Not so mediocre, I think!

You are right: both Nikon and Canon make excellent lenses. There are two things I don't like about my Nikon. The screen is too small for my aging eyes, and there is no focusing other than the ground glass. I wish it had a split screen or a grid. Other than those, I like it fine.

 

[goldenrose]

.... There are two things I don't like about my Nikon. The screen is too small for my aging eyes, and there is no focusing other than the ground glass....

Curious, is Canon's screen bigger?

 

[emydura]

Curious, is Canon's screen bigger?

It all depends on the model you are talking about. I think some of the more recent Nikons have pretty large screens.

I have always used Nikon myself although I don't see them as better or worse than Canon. They both make great cameras. You can take great photos with either. If you can't then I don't think it is the camera you can blame. There are more important factors in photography than whether you have a Nikon or Canon camera.

I've gone down the Nikon path so I guess I will be there for life. Too many Nikon lens to cross over.


Dot - what do you mean by this statement -

"and there is no focusing other than the ground glass"

David

 

[SlipperFan]

Dot - what do you mean by this statement -

"and there is no focusing other than the ground glass"

David

There is no central focusing system. It only has ground glass. That makes it difficult for me for fine focusing.