gavreid
Pretty Words...
End of an era. I’m right out of touch with photography but I assume this means Nikon lost the pro journalist market etc a while back?
I'm more of a Jane Bown person
End of an era. I’m right out of touch with photography but I assume this means Nikon lost the pro journalist market etc a while back?
If you’re feeling brave there are a few on eBay, some in the U.K. Cheaper than most places too.
I couldn’t do it!
I'm more of a Jane Bown person
An OM1N with 50mm f1.8 was my first proper camera back in the early ‘80s. A superb camera IMO. I think that’s an OM2 in the pic though.
Do you know her portraits from the Observer over the years? Stunning work - a catalogue of the time really by its very nature, not all on the Oly, but a lot of it...
I’m using a Z6 which I preferred to the Canon R. In what way are the R5 & R6 “leagues ahead”?
Nikon have been manufacturing cameras in Thailand for years, and there are no more QC issues than there are with Japan built cameras.
Leica have just opened a factory in Mexico.
https://m.dpreview.com/reviews/nikon-z6-ii-review
This review of the Z6II finds that it is an extremely capable camera which is comparable in pretty much every respect with its direct competition, which includes the Canon R6, and concludes that it boils down to personal preference. The review also mentions in passing that the D780 is amongst the best DSLRs ever produced, and that the Z6II is an even more capable machine.
There is no suggestion anywhere that Canon is 'leagues ahead' of Nikon.
PS great photos, Amar. Very smart framing, and classy watermark too.
Fo an alternative view from a long term Nikon user (who
Digging into this it appears that the majority of Nikon's bodies are already made in Thailand (including all the Z bodes and the superb D850).
https://www.dslrbodies.com/newsviews/nikon/about-nikon/nikon-faq/where-are-nikon-cameras-and.html#:~:text=The D610, D750, and D850,and assembled in Ayuthaya, Thailand.
A perfect example of the type of YouTube reviewer who is unfairly (and inaccurately) criticizing Nikon.
Lefty
Lefty,
Was the D850 originally made in Japan? My Z6 (not a mark II model), which is a slightly more recent model, says made in Japan.
Joe
Jared Polin - I gave up watching his tripe some time ago. Along with Tony and Chelsea, he puts out some of the worst clickbait on YouTube...in fact the bloke's a complete *rse imho.
Whilst the like of Jared Polin and the Northrup's continue their decline, there are some great YouTube photography gear channels out there. One of my favourites is Christopher Frost.
Lefty