Is canon really cheaper than Nikon/ Nikon prices really high

[ckiang]

Originally posted by Ian


Nicholas,

Camera gear is priced according to the concept that a photographer will pay and pay to account for their vanity. All manufacturers play up to this big time in their advertising. The reality is that many amateurs and quite a few wannabe professionals get caught up in brand war rubbish due to their blind allegience to what ever brand they are using. (it's a form of pe*is envy). The fact is that a good photographer with 3rd party lenses will turn out better work than a fool with all OEM pro glass.

This is so well-said!

Regards
CK

 

[nicholas1986]

Originally posted by Papa Hommer
Well said Ian! If one were to spent more time studying on how to take better pix, we would not worry about having better gears!

I remember during my Uni days, the "angmoh" in the photography class all uses second hand equipments and their pix ARE much better than the asian! In the class, the asian were all carrying "1st" class equipments, the "angmoh" were using 2nd hand Sigmas or some other lens. But they were producing "1st" class pixs!

So Dear Nicholas, have you decided on what sort of photography are you interested in? Architecture? Landscape? or maybe simply in the daily life of ppl?

me like Landscape
and also parparazzi (haha just kidding)

 

[Papa Hommer]

Good to heard that! Try to look up an Australian landscape photographer: Ken Duncan or something....

He took some very good panoramas on Austraila landcsapes...

 

[nicholas1986]

Originally posted by Papa Hommer
Good to heard that! Try to look up an Australian landscape photographer: Ken Duncan or something....

He took some very good panoramas on Austraila landcsapes...

me like china
you know i had been to china 4 times and i think i would be going again next year (cannot go this year ...got Os). but too bad i got no scanner or else i can show you some of my picture.
places i had been to:
Shangri la
Yuanan
Beijing
Shanghai
and many place

those landscape photographer out there i would suggest that you go to china.
1st it is cheap
2nd there are so many nice scenery

as for parparazzi don't ask me

 

[Jed]

Originally posted by Papa Hommer
the "angmoh" in the photography class all uses second hand equipments and their pix ARE much better than the asian! In the class, the asian were all carrying "1st" class equipments, the "angmoh" were using 2nd hand Sigmas or some other lens. But they were producing "1st" class pixs!

Yeah, my point on several occasions before!

 

[YSLee]

Originally posted by nicholas1986


me like Landscape
and also parparazzi (haha just kidding)

If you like landscapes, why are you mucking around with 35mm?

 

[erwinx]

Hey, low blow I like landscapes and have no inclination of switching to medium format.



As for those with no scanner, can always bring the prints along to the next SEED/gathering to show others [waiting to see those D30 inkjet printouts ]
I want to see those 'handheld for 1 second' shots that will put us tripod owners to shame.

Originally posted by YSLee


If you like landscapes, why are you mucking around with 35mm?

 

[Jed]

Originally posted by erwinx
Hey, low blow I like landscapes and have no inclination of switching to medium format.

I believe he was talking about Nicholas not you hehe.

And who said anything about medium format? :bsmilie: :bsmilie: :bsmilie:

 

[ckiang]

Originally posted by YSLee


If you like landscapes, why are you mucking around with 35mm?

Heheh. Coz the Horsemans, Sinars, Linhoffs etc does not have IS and you won't be able to hand hold.

Regards
CK

 

[Jed]

Originally posted by ckiang
Heheh. Coz the Horsemans, Sinars, Linhoffs etc does not have IS and you won't be able to hand hold.

Says who? How do you know? Have you tried? I'll have you know I can hand hold my Horseman for 1s. 2s at a stretch. Don't need fancy IS stuff.

:bsmilie: :bsmilie: :bsmilie: