Comments on: Canon’s big gamble http://terrychay.com/blog/article/the-weight-of-shitty-shots.shtml You tell that other boy, not to touch the woodwork... Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:42:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-hemorrhage hourly 1 By: The Woodwork » Blog Archive » Why I win photography arguments http://terrychay.com/blog/article/the-weight-of-shitty-shots.shtml#comment-310868 The Woodwork » Blog Archive » Why I win photography arguments Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:36:20 +0000 http://terrychay.com/blog/article/the-weight-of-shitty-shots.shtml#comment-310868 [...] retrofocus sooner on smaller sensors. In the Canon EF-S system, this is slightly compensated by the extra room they have in the box but only slightly. Which is why the 10-22mm and 16-55mm IS lenses are such great values. (On a [...] [...] retrofocus sooner on smaller sensors. In the Canon EF-S system, this is slightly compensated by the extra room they have in the box but only slightly. Which is why the 10-22mm and 16-55mm IS lenses are such great values. (On a [...]

]]> By: The Woodwork » Blog Archive » Nikon going full frame http://terrychay.com/blog/article/the-weight-of-shitty-shots.shtml#comment-15110 The Woodwork » Blog Archive » Nikon going full frame Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:08:20 +0000 http://terrychay.com/blog/article/the-weight-of-shitty-shots.shtml#comment-15110 [...] Let me take two anecdotes from history: [...] [...] Let me take two anecdotes from history: [...]

]]> By: The Woodwork » Blog Archive » D70 sequel http://terrychay.com/blog/article/the-weight-of-shitty-shots.shtml#comment-4764 The Woodwork » Blog Archive » D70 sequel Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:44:35 +0000 http://terrychay.com/blog/article/the-weight-of-shitty-shots.shtml#comment-4764 [...] 10.2 megapixel sensor— Sony and Nikon (and soon Pentax) will make the 10.2 megapixel the new “standard” for APS-C format. Canon gambled on a “cheap full-frame” sensor and, when sales failed to materialize, had to release the 30D as a stop gap measure. The problem here is they have no production on a 10+ megapixel APS-C sized format and can’t/won’t use the Sony sensor because of their investment in their own sizes (1.6x and EF-S mount) and own fabrication (CMOS). [...] [...] 10.2 megapixel sensor— Sony and Nikon (and soon Pentax) will make the 10.2 megapixel the new “standard” for APS-C format. Canon gambled on a “cheap full-frame” sensor and, when sales failed to materialize, had to release the 30D as a stop gap measure. The problem here is they have no production on a 10+ megapixel APS-C sized format and can’t/won’t use the Sony sensor because of their investment in their own sizes (1.6x and EF-S mount) and own fabrication (CMOS). [...]

]]> By: The Woodwork » Blog Archive » Considering an entry level camera http://terrychay.com/blog/article/the-weight-of-shitty-shots.shtml#comment-1757 The Woodwork » Blog Archive » Considering an entry level camera Thu, 20 Apr 2006 01:11:41 +0000 http://terrychay.com/blog/article/the-weight-of-shitty-shots.shtml#comment-1757 [...] My big beef with Canon has been their lack of commitment to the APS-C format. The poor uptake of the 5D and the rapid introduction of the 30D and the introduction of 17-55mm f/2.8 IS EF-S lens show that Canon is now starting to take APS-C seriously, even if a number of their defenders have not. I think this is a good thing for the Rebel XT, which uses APS-C sensors. [...] [...] My big beef with Canon has been their lack of commitment to the APS-C format. The poor uptake of the 5D and the rapid introduction of the 30D and the introduction of 17-55mm f/2.8 IS EF-S lens show that Canon is now starting to take APS-C seriously, even if a number of their defenders have not. I think this is a good thing for the Rebel XT, which uses APS-C sensors. [...]

]]> By: The Woodwork » Blog Archive » DX smackdown http://terrychay.com/blog/article/the-weight-of-shitty-shots.shtml#comment-1485 The Woodwork » Blog Archive » DX smackdown Tue, 04 Apr 2006 21:21:00 +0000 http://terrychay.com/blog/article/the-weight-of-shitty-shots.shtml#comment-1485 [...] The problem with these is that they often parrot experts who don’t really remember their history. I’m sure when these experts were young pups, they’d defend their 35mm film cameras against the old codgers doing medium or full-frame photography. They miss the reality that they’ve become the old codgers themselves. [...] [...] The problem with these is that they often parrot experts who don’t really remember their history. I’m sure when these experts were young pups, they’d defend their 35mm film cameras against the old codgers doing medium or full-frame photography. They miss the reality that they’ve become the old codgers themselves. [...]

]]> By: The Woodwork » Blog Archive » Nikon D70 #1…on Flickr http://terrychay.com/blog/article/the-weight-of-shitty-shots.shtml#comment-1303 The Woodwork » Blog Archive » Nikon D70 #1…on Flickr Sat, 11 Mar 2006 02:09:35 +0000 http://terrychay.com/blog/article/the-weight-of-shitty-shots.shtml#comment-1303 [...] Since the Nikon D70s(#12) and the D50 (#5) has been separated out, we’re really just talking about one camera. What a camera huh? I think emphasizes what I’ve said many times before: that the Nikon D70 stole the thunder from the Canon Digital Rebel (EOS 300D). [...] [...] Since the Nikon D70s(#12) and the D50 (#5) has been separated out, we’re really just talking about one camera. What a camera huh? I think emphasizes what I’ve said many times before: that the Nikon D70 stole the thunder from the Canon Digital Rebel (EOS 300D). [...]

]]> By: The Woodwork » Blog Archive » Feeding the Canon trolls http://terrychay.com/blog/article/the-weight-of-shitty-shots.shtml#comment-1030 The Woodwork » Blog Archive » Feeding the Canon trolls Wed, 18 Jan 2006 09:40:32 +0000 http://terrychay.com/blog/article/the-weight-of-shitty-shots.shtml#comment-1030 [...] Really, because from where I’m standing it looks like Canon is doing the misjudging. I’ll grant out that there was a period that Nikon was slow to revise their line, but if I were to take 2003-2004 as law, then explain last year: 5 Nikon dSLR product introductions in the last year (D2Hs, D2X, D70s, D50, D200) vs. Canon’s 3 (350D, 5D, 1Ds MkII N)? Sure, 2006 is another year and the pendulum may well swing back, but that is the danger in of mindlessly extrapolating from a small time sample. [...] [...] Really, because from where I’m standing it looks like Canon is doing the misjudging. I’ll grant out that there was a period that Nikon was slow to revise their line, but if I were to take 2003-2004 as law, then explain last year: 5 Nikon dSLR product introductions in the last year (D2Hs, D2X, D70s, D50, D200) vs. Canon’s 3 (350D, 5D, 1Ds MkII N)? Sure, 2006 is another year and the pendulum may well swing back, but that is the danger in of mindlessly extrapolating from a small time sample. [...]

]]> By: The Woodwork » Blog Archive » APS-C vs 35mm http://terrychay.com/blog/article/the-weight-of-shitty-shots.shtml#comment-719 The Woodwork » Blog Archive » APS-C vs 35mm Tue, 25 Oct 2005 19:02:35 +0000 http://terrychay.com/blog/article/the-weight-of-shitty-shots.shtml#comment-719 [...] Petteri Sulonen has written an article about deciding between dSLR sensor sizes, which is related to my previous entry. He is switching from Canon EOS 20D (1.6x APS) to EOS 5D (full frame) and writes: My gut feeling when looking at what’s available now and what it needs to do is that the successor to 35 mm film is, indeed, digital APS-C. Full-frame is a little too hot (most lenses at most apertures and most focal lengths can’t quite keep up with the demands of the format, and the chips are difficult and expensive to produce, at least at the current state of the art), while 4/3 is a little too cold (Olympus has been forced to come out with monster f/2.0 zooms to provide even rudimentary available-light capacity, given the comparatively poor high-ISO performance of at least the current 4/3 sensors), while APS-C is just right — the sensors sharp enough and fast enough for almost any purpose, without putting too burdensome demands on the lenses. [...] [...] Petteri Sulonen has written an article about deciding between dSLR sensor sizes, which is related to my previous entry. He is switching from Canon EOS 20D (1.6x APS) to EOS 5D (full frame) and writes: My gut feeling when looking at what’s available now and what it needs to do is that the successor to 35 mm film is, indeed, digital APS-C. Full-frame is a little too hot (most lenses at most apertures and most focal lengths can’t quite keep up with the demands of the format, and the chips are difficult and expensive to produce, at least at the current state of the art), while 4/3 is a little too cold (Olympus has been forced to come out with monster f/2.0 zooms to provide even rudimentary available-light capacity, given the comparatively poor high-ISO performance of at least the current 4/3 sensors), while APS-C is just right — the sensors sharp enough and fast enough for almost any purpose, without putting too burdensome demands on the lenses. [...]

]]> By: tychay http://terrychay.com/blog/article/the-weight-of-shitty-shots.shtml#comment-677 tychay Mon, 17 Oct 2005 03:00:42 +0000 http://terrychay.com/blog/article/the-weight-of-shitty-shots.shtml#comment-677 Uwe Steinmueller, the author of the Camera RAW section of <a href="http://terrychay.com/blog/article/blown-highlights.shtml" title="Blowing Highligths" rel="nofollow">Peter iNova’s PDF book</a> on the D70 reviews the <a href="http://www.outbackphoto.com/reviews/equipment/5D_and_d2x/Canon_5D_Nikon_D2x_intro.html" rel="nofollow">Canon 5D and the Nikon D2x in the field</a>. This is an interesting view because the Steinmuellers use both Nikon and Canons often and <strong>own</strong> both cameras they review. For their particular needs (nature photography, especially animals), it sounds like the Nikon comes out on top, but only marginally so. One interesting point is how the longer depth of field provided by APS-C sensors actually is a bonus in their style of nature photography. I would think that the fuller frame is usefully, but I forget how a important DOF is. These are the sort of people who live and die by hyperfocal distance. Reading the review, you can really see how the 5D is really the better camera for wedding photographers transitioning from film (who need lower DOF and don’t need 8 frames/sec) assuming that they spring for the vertical grip. Uwe Steinmueller, the author of the Camera RAW section of Peter iNova’s PDF book on the D70 reviews the Canon 5D and the Nikon D2x in the field. This is an interesting view because the Steinmuellers use both Nikon and Canons often and own both cameras they review. For their particular needs (nature photography, especially animals), it sounds like the Nikon comes out on top, but only marginally so.

One interesting point is how the longer depth of field provided by APS-C sensors actually is a bonus in their style of nature photography. I would think that the fuller frame is usefully, but I forget how a important DOF is. These are the sort of people who live and die by hyperfocal distance.

Reading the review, you can really see how the 5D is really the better camera for wedding photographers transitioning from film (who need lower DOF and don’t need 8 frames/sec) assuming that they spring for the vertical grip.

]]> By: tychay http://terrychay.com/blog/article/the-weight-of-shitty-shots.shtml#comment-669 tychay Wed, 12 Oct 2005 18:18:38 +0000 http://terrychay.com/blog/article/the-weight-of-shitty-shots.shtml#comment-669 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/carpeicthus/50301841/" rel="nofollow">Read this review of the 5D</a>. Excellent! Read this review of the 5D. Excellent!

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