f16sunshine
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I had an experience Thursday Night that brightened the lights a bit on what all these new cameras mean to pros and serios performance requirements (Not just IQ but battery and Capture storage buffer ).
Good Fortune of friendship brought a pair of seatss to the Pacific NW ballet as the company conducted their final Dress Rehearsal before opening tonight for Kilian Pite(starting friday Nov 8).
The 4 pieces performed where inspiring and well worth a full price admission …. If you live in Seattle take the time to experience these works during their short run.
The performance I experienced was in fact the final rehearsal and, there where some photographers at the Orchestra pit barricade taking advantage of a full dress rehearsal and comped audience evening.
As has become my horrible habit around pro workers, I took notice of their kit ( I would like to say "other pro workers" .. although, I use my own images in my job. I can not say I’m a pro photographer as such ….really. Whatching these two position for a nearly static subject confirmed …. I’m not a pro photographer!).
One woman was using an Eos 1DX model. I don’t know which exactly. The other a later Nikon D something of the large variety. I’m assuming the D4. Both had pro bodies 😉
The Canon shooter was obviously the house/company photog as she stayed through the entire performance as well as stepping on stage after each piece while the choreographer was giving notes to the dancers and crew.
OK, I’ll just say it! That nikon went off like the sound of an old Pontiac sedan having it’s passenger door slammed! Really it was as loud as the MD4 and F3hp combo I tried for a while in my late 20’s.
I never have really been distracted by a camera sound before this at an event or performance. Sure it was the ballet and their where some quiet sequences where anything would seem loud.
That said,The sound of that Nikon beast in particular was very detracting and nearly percussive. At the same time the canon was quite silky sounding like the old Contax RTS or RX/ST.
I’ve always marveled at the Nikon system. The heritage, the glass. the dedication of service and “pro” loyalty from some of my favorite image makers over the years. I’m no longer intrigued at trying the system over my 5Dii’s. Canon scores another point at last! The first point being adaptability of my old Zeiss Contax Lenses.
DSLR cameras are not so popular on RFF as they are useful in the real world. I have now long used my 5Dc and 5Dii’s as my “work” cameras. If I expect at all going into a project that I might print large or the client wants some large archive or printable files...I drag the old 5Diesels along. The Canon sensor and RAW file is very robust and looks authentic unless the reds are very saturated or super lit. In those cases I rely on my editing which often is just as poor although less enthusiastic as the native in camera canon algorithms. H3LL Super lit natural Reds have been a problem since the beginning of color photography as far as keeping authentic detail. I guess I give Canon some slack .
I could not imagine how many more keepers these two pros each had on their cards or hard rives than I would with my xpro, x100, or old m8 I covet as discrete event cameras .
Never mind the fact that ..Ms Canon changed batteries once in 3 hours (that I noticed anyway).
Ms Nikon shot for an hour before leaving no battery change …. her job for presumably for a review, NP, or Magazine completed before the show ended.
Both where shooting no less than 3 frames every 5 seconds…. Bangin for buffer and maybe transmitting to wifi rather than card.
I could see that any talk of Canikon being threatened by some featherweight small buffer and battery challenged experiment from Sony, Fuji, or anyone else with the R+D balls to challenge is quite frankly not going to cut it in the field! (Full frame or not!)
Maybe these little mirror less wonders that keep coming out have a place in hobby, art, Photojournalism, or interview work. When it comes to banging away in the trenches doing live work for a few keepers. There is no replacement for a whole lot of horsepower and a lot of fuel in the tank! Go go DSLR!
Cheers!
Good Fortune of friendship brought a pair of seatss to the Pacific NW ballet as the company conducted their final Dress Rehearsal before opening tonight for Kilian Pite(starting friday Nov 8).
The 4 pieces performed where inspiring and well worth a full price admission …. If you live in Seattle take the time to experience these works during their short run.
The performance I experienced was in fact the final rehearsal and, there where some photographers at the Orchestra pit barricade taking advantage of a full dress rehearsal and comped audience evening.
As has become my horrible habit around pro workers, I took notice of their kit ( I would like to say "other pro workers" .. although, I use my own images in my job. I can not say I’m a pro photographer as such ….really. Whatching these two position for a nearly static subject confirmed …. I’m not a pro photographer!).
One woman was using an Eos 1DX model. I don’t know which exactly. The other a later Nikon D something of the large variety. I’m assuming the D4. Both had pro bodies 😉
The Canon shooter was obviously the house/company photog as she stayed through the entire performance as well as stepping on stage after each piece while the choreographer was giving notes to the dancers and crew.
OK, I’ll just say it! That nikon went off like the sound of an old Pontiac sedan having it’s passenger door slammed! Really it was as loud as the MD4 and F3hp combo I tried for a while in my late 20’s.
I never have really been distracted by a camera sound before this at an event or performance. Sure it was the ballet and their where some quiet sequences where anything would seem loud.
That said,The sound of that Nikon beast in particular was very detracting and nearly percussive. At the same time the canon was quite silky sounding like the old Contax RTS or RX/ST.
I’ve always marveled at the Nikon system. The heritage, the glass. the dedication of service and “pro” loyalty from some of my favorite image makers over the years. I’m no longer intrigued at trying the system over my 5Dii’s. Canon scores another point at last! The first point being adaptability of my old Zeiss Contax Lenses.
DSLR cameras are not so popular on RFF as they are useful in the real world. I have now long used my 5Dc and 5Dii’s as my “work” cameras. If I expect at all going into a project that I might print large or the client wants some large archive or printable files...I drag the old 5Diesels along. The Canon sensor and RAW file is very robust and looks authentic unless the reds are very saturated or super lit. In those cases I rely on my editing which often is just as poor although less enthusiastic as the native in camera canon algorithms. H3LL Super lit natural Reds have been a problem since the beginning of color photography as far as keeping authentic detail. I guess I give Canon some slack .
I could not imagine how many more keepers these two pros each had on their cards or hard rives than I would with my xpro, x100, or old m8 I covet as discrete event cameras .
Never mind the fact that ..Ms Canon changed batteries once in 3 hours (that I noticed anyway).
Ms Nikon shot for an hour before leaving no battery change …. her job for presumably for a review, NP, or Magazine completed before the show ended.
Both where shooting no less than 3 frames every 5 seconds…. Bangin for buffer and maybe transmitting to wifi rather than card.
I could see that any talk of Canikon being threatened by some featherweight small buffer and battery challenged experiment from Sony, Fuji, or anyone else with the R+D balls to challenge is quite frankly not going to cut it in the field! (Full frame or not!)
Maybe these little mirror less wonders that keep coming out have a place in hobby, art, Photojournalism, or interview work. When it comes to banging away in the trenches doing live work for a few keepers. There is no replacement for a whole lot of horsepower and a lot of fuel in the tank! Go go DSLR!
Cheers!
