Do you also use a DSLR?

Do you also use a DSLR?

  • Nikon

    Votes: 171 48.3%

  • Canon

    Votes: 130 36.7%

  • Sony

    Votes: 14 4.0%

  • Pentax

    Votes: 29 8.2%

  • Olympus

    Votes: 25 7.1%

  • Other

    Votes: 21 5.9%
  • Total voters
    354
  • Poll closed .
Yeah, an Olympus E-410. It was discontinued but new so I got it cheap and with adapters for OM and M42 mounts I can use real lenses. Don't use it much, mostly for family color snaps. Makes a dandy meter and I sometimes use it as a way to get my half frame negatives into file (my scanner broke).
 
Nikon D5100.
Good camera, good lenses, great price ($545 body only back a few months ago).

My only complaint about DSLR's is that they intimidate people when you point at them. The new, small mirrorless cameras don't rattle people so much, and the ones with APS sensors make very nice images.
 
I use an Olympus E-410 with a 45 degree split focus screen and adapter for Zuiko lenses. I also have a Pentax K-r. Both cameras have outstanding IQ and the K-r has features that compete with some of the higher end dslr's. But what I love the most is their non-threatening nature because at 6'3" 280lbs I need as much help as I can get.

Michael
 
I love my rangefinders, I love my Leicaflex, my Nikon FE, and my Hassy, but when it comes time to do most of my professional freelance work (which is often outdoors, at night, and can be in adverse weather)...my Canon 1D MKIV and a 1DS MK III will handle everything I can throw at them and then some, all without my having to worry about moisture or the occasional hard hit. Those bodies and three primes...24L, 35L, 50L...are pretty much my bread and butter. And while I love Leica...my local Canon Professional Services location is three blocks from my office and I never have to worry about being short a piece of gear because its off for some kind of maintenance. I've been sorely tempted to switch over to digital Ms for the higher IQ but Canon's professional support and the robustness of their gear is something that Leica simply can't match. Leica is a small company with different design priorities/philosophies, it just can't be helped.

The DSLRs aren't particularly "magic" to use, and their output isn't particularly "magic" to me either....ironically my favorite images taken with my Canon setup involves R-mount 50mm and 35mm Summicrons. Compared to manually-operated rangefinders my DSLRs don't even feel like I have to think at all use them (and I don't like that kind of user disconnect) but...they are durable, solid, reliable tools.

If cameras were like paintbrushes, 1-series DSLRs are autofeeding spray guns that will paint a whole house in like an hour. My DSLRs get the job done fast and with minimal fuss, in some respects they are so advanced they bore the **** out of me when I'm using them. My RF/traditional gear is more like a fine horsehair paintbrush. Skill is required to use them, and you have to do your own work but the results are so much more unique and "special".
 
Nikon D3 for long(er) glass, school rugby, when there is no light left (it really does almost see the black cat in the coal cellar and can definitely see our grey one), knocking in nails (not really but it is heavy enough and probably sturdy enough), when I want to pretend I'm a press photographer and finally to make me appreciate my M2s (even more) when I go back to them.
 
honozooloo said:
I love my rangefinders, I love my Leicaflex, my Nikon FE, and my Hassy, but when it comes time to do most of my professional freelance work (which is often outdoors, at night, and can be in adverse weather)...my Canon 1D MKIV and a 1DS MK III will handle everything I can throw at them and then some, all without my having to worry about moisture or the occasional hard hit. Those bodies and three primes...24L, 35L, 50L...are pretty much my bread and butter. And while I love Leica...my local Canon Professional Services location is three blocks from my office and I never have to worry about being short a piece of gear because its off for some kind of maintenance. I've been sorely tempted to switch over to digital Ms for the higher IQ but Canon's professional support and the robustness of their gear is something that Leica simply can't match. Leica is a small company with different design priorities/philosophies, it just can't be helped.

The DSLRs aren't particularly "magic" to use, and their output isn't particularly "magic" to me either....ironically my favorite images taken with my Canon setup involves R-mount 50mm and 35mm Summicrons. Compared to manually-operated rangefinders my DSLRs don't even feel like I have to think at all use them (and I don't like that kind of user disconnect) but...they are durable, solid, reliable tools.

If cameras were like paintbrushes, 1-series DSLRs are autofeeding spray guns that will paint a whole house in like an hour. My DSLRs get the job done fast and with minimal fuss, in some respects they are so advanced they bore the **** out of me when I'm using them. My RF/traditional gear is more like a fine horsehair paintbrush. Skill is required to use them, and you have to do your own work but the results are so much more unique and "special".
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Excellent rant that 100% agree with.
 
Only in my job, a 5D Mk III and mostly in the studio because it is required. My images are used in a layout about an hour after I shot them. For myself, mostly film.
 
I'm using a Nikon D200, I know it's a older model but it's size is great, it fit's well in
the hands, great colors and what I really love about it, it's not a menu loaded camera
with things all over the place just direct to the point and that's what I like, but I have
to add that I have been using two Nikon Rangefinders, a S3 and S2 I just need my
film sometimes.

Range
 
honozooloo said:
I love my rangefinders, I love my Leicaflex, my Nikon FE, and my Hassy, but when it comes time to do most of my professional freelance work (which is often outdoors, at night, and can be in adverse weather)...my Canon 1D MKIV and a 1DS MK III will handle everything I can throw at them and then some, all without my having to worry about moisture or the occasional hard hit. Those bodies and three primes...24L, 35L, 50L...are pretty much my bread and butter. And while I love Leica...my local Canon Professional Services location is three blocks from my office and I never have to worry about being short a piece of gear because its off for some kind of maintenance. I've been sorely tempted to switch over to digital Ms for the higher IQ but Canon's professional support and the robustness of their gear is something that Leica simply can't match. Leica is a small company with different design priorities/philosophies, it just can't be helped.

The DSLRs aren't particularly "magic" to use, and their output isn't particularly "magic" to me either....ironically my favorite images taken with my Canon setup involves R-mount 50mm and 35mm Summicrons. Compared to manually-operated rangefinders my DSLRs don't even feel like I have to think at all use them (and I don't like that kind of user disconnect) but...they are durable, solid, reliable tools.

If cameras were like paintbrushes, 1-series DSLRs are autofeeding spray guns that will paint a whole house in like an hour. My DSLRs get the job done fast and with minimal fuss, in some respects they are so advanced they bore the **** out of me when I'm using them. My RF/traditional gear is more like a fine horsehair paintbrush. Skill is required to use them, and you have to do your own work but the results are so much more unique and "special".
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well said.
 
For my professional photography business a D700 with 85mm tilt-shift and 24-70mm f2.8 takes care of what's necessary without any whining. Quality, dependable, solid.
 
Just two

Just two

Just two a Canon 30D and just received this week a Canon 1Ds for its full frame sensor.I may replace the 30D with a 5D MK1 later.Not being a pro I won't use this stuff to it's
full potential,but it is great gear at the right price :)
 
Canon 20D first DSLR

Canon 5D Mark something

Canon 1D Mark something I think. It's big & heavy!

My first was the 20D. Camera has flicked its shutter over 100k and still works just fine!
 
Canon 1D Mark IIn. Bought some time ago to replace a 40D which didn't feel fast enough to photograph my sons' football games. Taking 500 pictures at 8fps is an area where I feel digital is king.

Have recently wondered whether a Nikon D2XS might have been an adequate (if not better) choice, for the little extra 'reach' its' 1.5X crop factor provides.

Best regards,
RoyM
 
kshapero said:
Many of us do use a DSLR. Which one do you use and why?
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No, nay, nei. That should have been an option. It's an interesting question for me because I gravitated to Rangefinders in part as a result of my dislike of the DSLR--which I experienced only briefly. I had had a Canon manual SLR which I liked very much. Not so the DSLR--for a lot of reasons, starting with its hideous appearance. Many of you make your living shooting and I see why you use the DSLR.
 
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