Why so much Canon?

ernesto said:
I don't suppose you have much choice over the 'tacky' colour and you could only be labelled tacky if there was a choice of colours and you chose white.
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It can be labelled tacky, if it looks tacky. Since when did there have to be a range of
Something to be considered tacky. You never looked at a toy from a pound shop and thought "tacky" without having to see it on pink??

Personal opinion anyhow. Ok, they look awful, cheap, ugly, and grey. I don't know where this "white" even comes
From.
 
I've never thought that the white L lenses look tacky or cheap... Where is this even coming from?! They're made of metal and are definition of quality. I own one and I treasure it! I find it bewildering that this is even being discussed. Why don't people get back on topic, or let a Mod close the thread? This is just ridiculous!
 
Crikey, lots of reaction... I've never thought "div" or "tacky" when I've spotted a white lens, only "there's a Canon owner" :)

I was going to add "I wondered what the smell was" to the end of that last comment, but refrained :nono:
 
It can only be down to the fact that, for airshows at least, the Canon lens range have some very good options that are largely unmatched in performance by the competition.

Although at Waddington last year I saw a few folk with the Nikon 200-400mm - can't imagine seen the canon equivalent very much this year...
 
Thegreatroberto said:
Ok, I'm letting myself in for this one, but here goes.

At an air show yesterday, there was significantly more canon dslr users than Nikon. Everywhere I looked were white L lenses. Yes, there were a few d600 and d800 users ( and they were using sigma lenses) , but they were significantly outnumbered by the Canon users.
Is it an air show thing, or something else?
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It's like people buying cars in "recession white", it's "cool" and fashionable, sheep following sheep.
It could easily be the same for Nikon in other groups or situations.

Most people naturally follow the familiar/popular, it's the human instinct to fit in and be accepted.
 
To be fair though, the Canon 'Pro' telephoto lenses only come in white as a decision by Canon for both heat control and (more likely) marketing at events etc as proved with the OP.

It's not as if people are going into Jessops and saying, "I'd like the 100-400 please but can I have it in red because the Jones's over the road have one in white and I don't want to be a sheep..."

Maybe, there were just more Canon shooters there that day, hardly worth a 3 page thread going on about how stupid/showy they look.

Anyway, how do you know they weren't Nikon lenses repainted officially..

http://petapixel.com/2013/06/22/nik...an-fix-up-your-broken-lens-and-make-it-white/

I think people need to chill out a bit with the CaNikon debate. They're just a tool for a job at the end of the day, not your first born child!

Steve
 
Personally, when I got back into photography I tried bodies from all of the main manufacturers and bought a Canon because it worked best in my hands, and also I found the menus easiest to use. Therefore when it came to buying a longer lens it was white. I've never had anyone come up to me when using it and call me a div.
 
magirus said:
Personally, when I got back into photography I tried bodies from all of the main manufacturers and bought a Canon because it worked best in my hands, and also I found the menus easiest to use. Therefore when it came to buying a longer lens it was white. I've never had anyone come up to me when using it and call me a div.
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That's the best way to choose your system, if only more people would do so.

Nikon fits with my way of working.

And Sony :)
 
stevelmx5 said:
I think people need to chill out a bit with the CaNikon debate. They're just a tool for a job at the end of the day, not your first born child!
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Yeah but let's face it, dummy spits are a time honoured internet tradition and I, for one, would miss then if they were gone :D
 
I guess we'd be bored if nobody nobody got into chest-beating discussions about how they couldn't possibly shoot with anything else :0). It just gets a little boring after a while!

Steve
 
It's because Nikon, Sony & Olympus users can't walk up to hot women and say, "Wanna play with my Canon?" :naughty:
 
People get emotionally attached to all sorts of things. To someone who has no interest whatsoever in football I am at a loss why people get so emotional about a team they happened to choose to follow but there you go.

Go Canon...
 
I think with aviation photography a lot of it tends to simply be following what others have/recommend. If you're new to aviation photography and looking to get a new camera the chances are the vast majority of fellow aviation people you'll come across and ask for recommendations will be Canon shooters, from there in many cases it follows that the person will end up with a Canon almost by default.

My little obsession with photography was actually kick-started by aviation and that's exactly what happened with me. I had a Fuji bridge camera back in 2005 and was looking to upgrade to a DSLR, a friend happened to have a 350D which I tried out and that ended up being the camera I bought. The chances are that had he been a Nikon user and handed me a D50 I'd have ended up going down that route and I'd probably be using a D800/D7000 now rather than a 5Dmk2/7D. :)
 
I think some people here really need to get their lenses painted green - to match the colour of their faces. Envy really is a nasty sin.
 
hollis_f said:
I think some people here really need to get their lenses painted green - to match the colour of their faces. Envy really is a nasty sin.
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Damn, I'm using the mobile app and not the website so can't see what system you use... So I'll just say "lol" and assume Pentax :D
 
hollis_f said:
I think some people here really need to get their lenses painted green - to match the colour of their faces. Envy really is a nasty sin.
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I don't understand. ..

Why would someone that had willingly and happily chosen Nikon, Pentax, Sony etc be jealous of a Canon owner.

I really don't get the whole Canikon argument anyway. I chose Nikon 15 years ago, and have never regretted it, but I also appreciate that Canon owners are happy with their choice, and Pentax users are happy with their choice, and Sony users are happy with their choice.

Choice. .....important word that ;0)
 
It started when the second Jessops salesman got me in to a demonstration that showed, in a like for like test, the Canon autofocus was a whole lot faster. Having bought a body and a few lenses, I was locked in, upgrading only a bit at a time. The hundred year old axe scenario. (Are Canon still the fastest autofocus?)

When funds allow, I’ll be on the net to pick up a big white/beige zoom. But decency requires that I keep it covered in public.
 
Who cares what people use? As long as your photos come out good and you are happy with them then what you took them with doesn't matter.

I have canon but purely because my dad uses canon and it means we can lens share etc. I really wasn't fussed whether I went canon or Nikon or Pentax or sony or Olympus or whatever but it was convenience that swayed it for me.

I would never say I'd never have a Nikon but at the moment im happy with what i have :)
 
nickjohnwatson said:
Who cares what people use? As long as your photos come out good and you are happy with them then what you took them with doesn't matter.
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Well said, end of discussion and willy waving from the fanboys......:thumbs:
 
Familiarity does breed sales; although I came from a Nikon film background, when I came to choose a DSLR the fact that the two other people I knew with DSLRs both had Canons (with lenses I could borrow) certainly had some bearing on my decision.

Since then, another friend of mine bought a Nikon. He likes it, but having used it, I remain very glad I bought the Canon :)
 
Nikon_Nick said:
I don't understand. ..

Why would someone that had willingly and happily chosen Nikon, Pentax, Sony etc be jealous of a Canon owner.
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Because of natural paranoia. All those pros are using big, white, Canon lenses. They must know something I don't.
 
Nikon_Nick said:
I don't understand. ..

Why would someone that had willingly and happily chosen Nikon, Pentax, Sony etc be jealous of a Canon owner.
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Unfortunately in this thread there have been signs of either jealousy or trolling, certain posters who own the other brand saw fit to call L lenses "tacky", and Canon users "divs".

It seems more likely they were out for a troll, and hoping to start an argument.

The Canon L owners have actually been quite restrained with most answers, IMO.
 
Dave1 said:
certain posters who own the other brand saw fit to call L lenses "tacky", and Canon users "divs".
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The "div" comment I actually thought came across as tongue in cheek to be honest, at least that's how I took it! If people want to think white lenses are tacky then that's perfectly fair enough, it doesn't bother me as a white lens owner in the slightest. I don't have L series lenses to make some kind of fashion statement, I have them because they're tools in exactly the same way as my Sigma lenses, Olympus lenses and Mamiya lenses are tools.

I've never known anyone choose a screwdriver for it's colour, lenses are no different to me in any way, shape or form. They're purely tools, nothing more, nothing less.
 
Its a tool, i show no brand loyalty and have on occasion jumped ship to the other side because of what it could offer at the time or because of the limitations of my kit at the time (IDMKIII fiasco) Im currently Nikon but wouldnt hesitate to bail out and go back to Canon if i thought it offered me something over my current kit.

Its simply down to choice
 
Walking around New York or other 'travel destination' cities my personal experience is seeing a majority of Nikon bodies. I've taken many tens of photos for other people/families whilst on my travels, rarely on a Canon though, which is odd given their market share. Asian tourists seem to love NEX and M4/3 though.

As a Fuji X motorsport shooter I'm used to people slyly scoping out the gear I'm using, it's more obvious than you would think!

What I do find amazing is how many 'newbies' spend months researching which camera system to buy on the internet, but never actually handle them. I was dead set on Canon about 10 years ago starting out, but I then held one and a Nikon and the Nikon just 'fit' perfectly, no amount of net research is going to tell you that. Obviously that's getting harder to do now with a lack of physical stores (I had to take a leap of faith with my Fuji gear, thankfully it paid off, however in the past a similar leap with an OM-D just didn't work, I never gelled with it) but if you're spending £500+ it's crazy to do that blind.
 
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Finally this discussion has reached the grounds on which it belongs ;)

I bought Nikon because of the currently superior sensor technology. I was having problems with DR on my Canon, due to what and how I shoot, and I also felt that with Nikon for the same money I can currently get a better camera with more features etc.

I always felt (whether it is the truty or not is another matter) that Canon has the better choice of lenses, and excellent in-camera processing, but for the pictures I take, DR is important, and when comparing cameras between Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Oly (OMD), Fuji (X100) etc., I just felt that the D600 is the best I can get for my money (the fact that the sensor dirt issue made me switch to a D800 is another story...).

Friends who need less DR (or who know better than I how to handle high-DR situations) take great shots with their Canons, OMDs, Pentax, Lumix, Fujis...
 
ukaskew said:
Walking around New York or other 'travel destination' cities my personal experience is seeing a majority of Nikon bodies. I've taken many tens of photos for other people/families whilst on my travels, rarely on a Canon though, which is odd given their market share. Asian tourists seem to love NEX and M4/3 though.
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not really relevant to the original question of why Canon dominates airshow/aviation photos though is it? :p

What I do find amazing is how many 'newbies' spend months researching which camera system to buy on the internet, but never actually handle them. I was dead set on Canon about 10 years ago starting out, but I then held one and a Nikon and the Nikon just 'fit' perfectly, no amount of net research is going to tell you that. .
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I walked in to buy a Canon A-1 (that tells you how long ago :) ) but walked out with a Minolta XD for similar reasons.

AchimT said:
Friends who need less DR (or who know better than I how to handle high-DR situations) take great shots with their Canons, OMDs, Pentax, Lumix, Fujis...
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you do know that the OM-D, Pentax & Fujis are using variants of Sony's sensors too so pretty much have similar DR as the Sony sensors in your D600/D800?
 
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ukaskew said:
if you're spending £500+ it's crazy to do that blind.
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As someone who mostly buys stuff online, a photographer friend advised me to get down to Jessops and handle a few DSLRs. Having used a friends Canon 20d previously I was set on Canon, but because I was looking at entry level DSLRs the Nikon won hands down purely on the feel and the build quality despite the entry level Canon having a slight edge on IQ.

At entry level I think the online market favours Canon, but anyone walking into a shop with an open mind, is much more likely to walk home with a Nikon.

We all know what happens from there, people usually stick with the system they started with.
 
heidfirst said:
you do know that the OM-D, Pentax & Fujis are using variants of Sony's sensors too so pretty much have similar DR as the Sony sensors in your D600/D800?
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Yep, I know they use the Sony sensor, and especially the OM-D shoots breathtakingly good pictures with the right lens and the right man behind the viewfinder.

The DR, colour depth and low-ISO performance are not on par with the full format sensor of a D600 or D800 though, as the pixels on the sensor are smaller. The full format sensor does have its merits.
 
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