Canon or Nikon (Fair Comparison)

Canon_Shoe wrote in post #18055486
It's definitely closing the gap.....I'm looking at 36.3mp and 14.8 stops DR vs 20.2mp and 13.5 stops DR. Still a big difference for landscape. If the 5DSR had 13.5 stops DR, I pry would've stuck with Canon

Yeah, D810 and 14-24 is a great setup for landscape. I'd be shooting with that if I didn't shoot weddings.

Canon_Shoe wrote in post #18055486
It's definitely closing the gap.....I'm looking at 36.3mp and 14.8 stops DR vs 20.2mp and 13.5 stops DR. Still a big difference for landscape. If the 5DSR had 13.5 stops DR, I pry would've stuck with Canon

Yeah, D810 is amazing! Good hearing you're really happy with it as I know you had a lot of patience making that hard decision to switch.

I am still loving my a7R II / 5DS R shooting combo. Got the great DR I need on the a7R II, but I still enjoy the 5DS R just as well. Cool thing, of course, is my lenses AF equally well on either body.

Yes, I'm more impressed with DR than about anything right now I recently downloaded some RAW's from the Phase One IQ3 and wow is that impressive! 100mp and 15 stops DR.......I think the future Sony sensors are just going to keep killing it

raptor3x wrote in post #18055096
This may have been true at one point but when using newer Canon lenses with newer Canon bodies (not sure if this applies to the lower end bodies yet) the Canon AF is significantly more precise than in Nikon bodies. The caveat being that I haven't seen any data regarding this for the D5/D500 so Nikon may have made some strides in this regard in order to catch up to Canon.

I think the latest technology from Canon's EOS iTR AF and the iSA may just overtake Nikon's technology.

gjl711 wrote in post #18055104
The mirror problem was with the original 5D. The 5DII has not had a mirror problem. With the classic, it was recognized as a manufacturing fault and Canon had a program to repair it for free.

I read somewhere there was a mirror/shutter issue for the 5D2. Maybe it is a isolated case.
http://www.dpreview.co​m/forums/thread/327209​7

Canon_Shoe wrote in post #18057100
Yes, I'm more impressed with DR than about anything right now I recently downloaded some RAW's from the Phase One IQ3 and wow is that impressive! 100mp and 15 stops DR.......I think the future Sony sensors are just going to keep killing it

Those RAWs actually have more noise in them than what I get on my Pentax, not surprising given the difference in pixel pitch - but the IQ3100 does have a lot more of them. I really hope Pentax works on making better lenses for this sensor size than jumping on the bandwagon, we're staring to outpace optics. That IQ back is really meant to be used with the Rodi HR lenses.

Ah-keong wrote in post #18057240
I read somewhere there was a mirror/shutter issue for the 5D2. Maybe it is a isolated case.
http://www.dpreview.co​m/forums/thread/327209​7

Own a 5D2 since May 2009 and it never had a problem, except for me breaking that darn USB port. Never bothered to have it fixed.

http://www.imaging-resource.com …d-mark-iii/vs/nikon/d810/

Nethawked wrote in post #18059529
http://www.imaging-resource.com …d-mark-iii/vs/nikon/d810/

I like how the 5DIII has as an advantage "has anti-aliasing filter" and the D810 has as an advantage "lacks anti-aliasing filter"

Hahahaha, so true!

gjl711 wrote in post #18059536
I like how the 5DIII has as an advantage "has anti-aliasing filter" and the D810 has as an advantage "lacks anti-aliasing filter"

Well they can both be advantageous depending on the situation.

Something that hasn't been mentioned but appeals to me and many other Nikon shooters is Nikon stayed with the "F" mount when moving their film bodies to digital. Canon dumped the "FD" and moved to the "EF" mount when going digital. I believe that an adapter exists allowing the older canon lens fd to be mounted on the ef bodies but for Nikon users it's one less adapter to buy in order to use our lenses.

Thorrulz wrote in post #18061958
Something that hasn't been mentioned but appeals to me and many other Nikon shooters is Nikon stayed with the "F" mount when moving their film bodies to digital. Canon dumped the "FD" and moved to the "EF" mount when going digital. I believe that an adapter exists allowing the older canon lens fd to be mounted on the ef bodies but for Nikon users it's one less adapter to buy in order to use our lenses.

pretty much a big nope to all of the above.

EF was introduced in 1987 long before digital. It was introduced for auto focusing and in fact stands for Electo Focus (or something similar). Not all classic F mounts will work on today's bodies, and some need to be modified.

Ah-keong wrote in post #18054945
just a few...
but I must say, my friend's 5D2 is still working fine....

http://petapixel.com …r-from-mirror-separation/

http://www.prophotosho​w.net …lens-falling-off-problem/

https://blog.kareldonk​.com …mark-ii-camera-from-hell/

http://captainkimo.com …rror-problem-it-fell-off/

those are not statistics, they are individual cases. I'm pretty confident you could find plenty of individual cases of problems with nikon too.

my guess is that any in depth DSLR statistics would prove that both manufacturers are very reliable over the long term.

Left Handed Brisket wrote in post #18062013
pretty much a big nope to all of the above.

EF was introduced in 1987 long before digital. It was introduced for auto focusing and in fact stands for Electo Focus (or something similar). Not all classic F mounts will work on today's bodies, and some need to be modified.

those are not statistics, they are individual cases. I'm pretty confident you could find plenty of individual cases of problems with nikon too.

my guess is that any in depth DSLR statistics would prove that both manufacturers are very reliable over the long term.

Okay, I was incorrect in when the ef mount was introduced but for the most part Nikon lens with an F mount still work on the majority of their digital bodies without any type of adapter or modification. A canon fd lens needs an adapter to work with the canon digital bodies.

Still a plus if you shoot Nikon.

Thorrulz wrote in post #18063151
Okay, I was incorrect in when the ef mount was introduced but for the most part Nikon lens with an F mount still work on the majority of their digital bodies without any type of adapter or modification. A canon fd lens needs an adapter to work with the canon digital bodies.

Still a plus if you shoot Nikon.

So the reality is that there are very few FD lenses worth keeping and using and for those that want to maintain FD lens usability, the adapter is a scant $6US for a cheap one and $30 for a really fancy one. I think I prefer the new mount with full AF capability and needing a cheap $6 adapter if I ever get the hankering to used some of my old FD lenses.

gjl711 wrote in post #18063214
So the reality is that there are very few FD lenses worth keeping and using and for those that want to maintain FD lens usability, the adapter is a scant $6US for a cheap one and $30 for a really fancy one. I think I prefer the new mount with full AF capability and needing a cheap $6 adapter if I ever get the hankering to used some of my old FD lenses.

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