So why did Canon users do so well in the Calendar Comp

King of Groove said:
I don't think it's childness at all, it's just good old fashioned banter.
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Just one of the reasons I love this site.

It is populated by some very knowledgable, enthusiastic, helpful people, and it truly is a pleasure to be here, I am a member of a number of non-photographic forums, and they are beset by bickering, points scoring and oneupmanship, something that is noticeable by it's absence here.

But the humour is something else, I have often sat here literally laughing at some of the comments and replies, the Canon/Nikon topic contributing to that.

The point made earlier is 100% spot on, that being it is the photographer, not the camera that makes a difference, but this forum is showing there is much more to photography than the final picture, and this forum proves it, whether it is a thread saying someone has had some kit stolen, which has generated a number of replies, culminating in offers of help in replacing equipment, to the banter that flows through this site.

I actually look forward to logging onto this site, something I can't say for many others, so to everyone involved, thank you so much, my enjoyment of photography wouldn't be the same without you.

Carry on... :D
 
stan the man said:
agree....i believe that is/was canon bobs intention ;)
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It was very much tongue in cheek in the other thread Stan but it set me thinking (still happens occasionally) as to why it may be this way.

Bob
 
StewartR said:
Go along to the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition and you will quickly determine that this is either not correct or not relevant.
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Thinking back, Ben Osborne has deserved to win the the top award for many years now. The year he did was the the year he moved from Nikon to Canon. :D;)
 
Canon Bob said:
It was very much tongue in cheek in the other thread Stan but it set me thinking (still happens occasionally) as to why it may be this way.

Bob
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mmmmmmmmm....i'm so glad sony have been left out then,thus far :suspect: :lol:

having never had canon or nikon,i unfortunately cannot give any further constructive comments towards this thread,but should i change ships in the future...i am open to donations to help me decide which way i go... ;)
 
StewartR said:
Go along to the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition and you will quickly determine that this is either not correct or not relevant.
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Canon Bob said:
I probably won't get the chance to go so you'll have to fill in the blanks please Stewart.
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Well, I haven't been to this year's yet. In fact I see from my diary that the last time I went and totted up which equipment was used was in March 2007, which would have been the 2006 competition. I think we can all agree that Canon totally dominated DSLR sales then; for most of the previous years Canon had had >50% of the market and Nikon <30%.

What I found from 84 images was:
- 45 (54%) Nikon
- 36 (43%) Canon
- 3 (4%) assorted medium format
 
clearly looking at the NICE calender pictures canon shooters are all twee,fluffy bunny types.

whereas nikon user are more hard news,graphic types....:thumbs:



or not who knows....:bonk:
 
i also agree with pete ..

but getting to the nitty gritty of the other debate ..

i use canon myself.

but i have heard that the nikon equivalent lens's are more expensive so i would say maybe its a cash thing... :shrug:


md:thumbs:
 
StewartR said:
Go along to the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition and you will quickly determine that this is either not correct or not relevant.
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I've the book from this years, and although I can't be bothered going the 10ft to get it :p I think most entries are with Canon gear...the first few shots are all with the 500 f4!

Although there is in fact around 3x more wide angle shots then there are super telephoto shots...and the rest are in between!

The winning image was of a snow leopard with a Canon 10-22 :)

Edit - OK I went and got it....I was at page 46 by the time the 2nd Nikon entrant arrived...says it all really ;)
 
Jo said:
Did you look at how many entered though? The answer depends on that really I think.
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Out of the first 50, 33 are Canon, 14 are Nikon, 3 misc.
150 entrants so times everything by 3, Canon make up 2/3rds of the total entrant. *guestimate*
Combine that with a forum with its own bird section with 90% of its regular posters owning Canon equipment, and 70% of the images chosen are of birds.
Its not surprising at all that Canon make up the bulk of the final 12.
Maybe its all kinda slewed, voting is made on the merits of individual images and not on the calender as a whole, I doubt anyone would choose 7 bird shots for a calender (unless it was a bird calender), whether it would make any difference to the make up of the final 12 if birds were not included, I dunno...

God I think I just lost 40 IQ points...:lol:
 
Dal said:
whilst at brands hatch when I was surounded by Canon Camera's
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Actually, we have noticed this year has seen a massive shift. The heards of white lenses seem to be much smaller this season just gone...
 
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