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Two other major turning points I remember: - Canon was first to market with an affordable DSLR. Nikon may have had the first mainstream pro model (the D1), but
by jd20 9y ago
Two other major turning points I remember:
- Canon was first to market with an affordable DSLR. Nikon may have had the first mainstream pro model (the D1), but Canon was first to the prosumer market with the D30. With everyone soon transitioning to digital, this would prove to be a key market (and soon dominated by Canon's 5D series).
- Canon was also first to strike big with a competent video DSLR, the 5D MkII. This would spawn a whole new market for video professionals and people getting into video, with Nikon playing catch up (even today still, Canon's AF for video is unmatched).
- glenneroo 8y agoI'm pretty sure that Magic Lantern is also selling a lot of Canons - the 5D MkII shoots decent video, but is locked down by Canon. When you put ML on though, you can shoot 14-bit uncompressed video, which is usually only available in cameras costing considerably more than a MkII.