tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post7704996614901481494..comments2024-03-20T00:37:30.189-04:00Comments on Photo Business News & Forum: Nikon: Getting it Wrong (again)John Harringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941161605443479300noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-83740681309305659212008-08-17T11:18:00.000-04:002008-08-17T11:18:00.000-04:00Scott will do great things for Canon.I'm sure ther...Scott will do great things for Canon.<BR/>I'm sure there are hundreds of photographers at KSC (not just <BR/>Nikon users) who are very gratefull <BR/>for his always generous help and<BR/>amazing amount of knowledge.<BR/>Canon is very fortunate to have<BR/>Scott on their staff. Besides <BR/>being a really execllant photorapher and the best camera <BR/>support technican he is also <BR/>a really great person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-10588862283237096572008-05-28T17:26:00.000-04:002008-05-28T17:26:00.000-04:00A couple of years ago I had the same realization, ...A couple of years ago I had the same realization, & switched.<BR/><BR/>What got me?<BR/><BR/>FINALLY it dawned on me that Nikon was determined to be a boutique brand/name, <BR/>and strategically incompetent as the camera system maker I needed to rely on.<BR/><BR/>The first immense goof of theirs was to <I>not</I> change their lens system when electronics happened.<BR/><BR/>Electronics changed the rules, and Nikon decided to remain with the established technology, no matter what it cost.<BR/><BR/>Bayer Aspirin? same thing. Tylenol took over, then whatever that ibuprofen stuff is called robbed the carpet from under <I>them</I>.<BR/><BR/>When the rules change, <I>adapt</I> or be left behind, to die:<BR/><BR/>Nature's <B>law</B>.<BR/><BR/>The next domino to fall was when I discovered that Nikon deemed full-frame unnecessary.<BR/><BR/>Uh-hunh.<BR/><BR/>I think they decided to reconsider, but what a determination, or direction, that shows...<BR/><BR/>Then I was reading some story or other, & the person in it used Nikon as a proof of status, then the other two things clicked, too...<BR/><BR/>I realized I had been trained to Status = Nikon, too.<BR/><BR/>THEN I started looking at the systems, the differences in design-choices, etc.<BR/><BR/>Survival of worth comes before brand-belonging, and if Nikon hasn't loyalty to effectiveness's <I>survival</I>, because status or importance is what it "is", then I'm on a different boat, thanks!<BR/><BR/>For anyone else considering switching, some Canon resources:<BR/><BR/>EOSDoc.com ( good flash differences page there )<BR/><BR/>Bob Atkins<BR/><BR/>Photo.net's Phil Greenspun's a Canon guy.<BR/><BR/>http://luminous-landscape.com/<BR/><BR/>and grab a Photobert cheat sheet for every piece of equipment that works different from what your habit knows:<BR/>http://www.photocheatsheets.com/<BR/>you'll be productive drastically quicker.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!<BR/><BR/>( and get The Definitive Business Plan, by Richard Stutely, and DON'T make the same damn mistake Nikon is devoutly committed to! )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-34969629264014602082007-12-06T22:42:00.000-05:002007-12-06T22:42:00.000-05:00(thud.)Wow.Best wishes, Scott. Canon's getting a g...(thud.)<BR/><BR/>Wow.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes, Scott. Canon's getting a good one.David Hobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13303290880581288834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-44021109860576166012007-12-06T13:04:00.000-05:002007-12-06T13:04:00.000-05:00WOW!I'm going to miss you Scott. I hope that you ...WOW!<BR/><BR/>I'm going to miss you Scott. I hope that you do well in your new position.<BR/><BR/>Can I come to you for information if I'm going to switch to your new brand?<BR/><BR/>Good Luck!<BR/><BR/>MichaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-16609503439513369002007-12-04T02:28:00.000-05:002007-12-04T02:28:00.000-05:00This latest string of missteps is probably the las...This latest string of missteps is probably the last straw for me. Like most, I've waited and waited and waited for Nikon to get back on board, and the recent announcements of new cameras and stellar performance buoyed my hopes. But I'm realizing that it's too little, too late. Meanwhile Canon is forging ahead, ever stronger, ever more innovative, ever more responsive to its customers. All the while Nikon doesn't seem to care, or at the least, they don't respond in a manner that gives me confidence.<BR/><BR/>So this year I will probably switch to Canon. I don't relish the process or expense, nor do I look forward to the learning curve and change of habits and familiarity. But I'm tired of waiting for Nikon to get on the ball, to start listening to its customers, and to once again become the leader it once was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-29423734859406519442007-12-04T00:38:00.000-05:002007-12-04T00:38:00.000-05:00Well I own two nikon D200 and obviously I'm non ha...Well I own two nikon D200 and obviously I'm non happy with high ISO both for banding and noise.<BR/>In Italy is difficult to speak with Nikon as a professional photographer. Tech department told me tha banding was my fault because I was non supposed to take this kind of picture.<BR/>Now it is time to make a choiche. I will wait for the new Canon 5D and I will decide what to do.<BR/>Here in Italy Nikon does'not want to speak with a lot of professional and every time I meet other photographers I discover tha they switched to Canon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-39250581115480043562007-12-03T21:22:00.000-05:002007-12-03T21:22:00.000-05:00Well, that makes the decision to switch back to Ni...Well, that makes the decision to switch back to Nikon real easy. I won't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-17999488334277671512007-12-03T19:59:00.000-05:002007-12-03T19:59:00.000-05:00The last thing that made me shake my head in disbe...The last thing that made me shake my head in disbelief was when i attended a Nikon expo last friday where they had an official presentation of the D3 that was held by the head of the german department of nikon. in the middle of the presentation he asked the Nikon photographer that was booked by Nikon to shoot the presentation to leave, because he didn't like to be shot and because he felt that the loud noise of the cam was so disturbing. as if that wasn't enough, while the photographer was leaving, he was telling the whole audience that just some days ago someone with a D3 had shot a classic concert and the musicians had all been disturbed by the machinegun-like noise of the D3.<BR/><BR/>I mean, come on, how did this guy get this job?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com