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The iPhone-processed result is warmer and more saturated, but it is technically less accurate, and contains quite a bit less dynamic range; you could get better

by sk5t 15y ago

The iPhone-processed result is warmer and more saturated, but it is technically less accurate, and contains quite a bit less dynamic range; you could get better with a JPEG out of the 5D and Picasa in a few seconds. It feels so weird to defend Canon... I'm a Nikon man all the way.

jseliger 15y ago
It feels so weird to defend Canon... I'm a Nikon man all the way. Does it matter these days? My impression for the last couple years has been that more or less any dSLR will work very well for the vast majority of what most people do. When people ask me about photography, I by and large say, "Get whatever your friends are using and/or whatever is cheap."
- karolist 15y ago
  It does matter in a way that by purchasing the camera and a few lenses (which are most of the time more expensive then the camera body) you are locking yourself with that vendor for the future - lenses are not interchangeable between Nikon and Canon to the best of my knowledge. This lock-in is why you must be careful what you pick. I own a Pentax, but would never choose this company (not hardware) if I was any serious about photography.
  - CWuestefeld 15y ago
    I own a Pentax Oh, you're the other one. Glad to meet you :) (FWIW, I chose Pentax because of on-board image stabilization. That should allow me to save money by not paying for it in every lens (as Canon and Nikon do). However, it seems to turn out that the big names get enough economy of scale that the lens price isn't better for Pentax anyway.)
    - karolist 15y ago
      Yeah, got sold on that one too. It was also a very good deal at that time in that price range (k200d), 11 focus points and water proof body with upper lcd. A shame the selection of lenses seem to be that limited, many times with one type of make/model for given parameters only.
- lemming 15y ago
  That is fantastic advice for any beginner up to someone relatively advanced. At the professional end it does make a difference, recent high-end Nikons have been truly excellent cameras and have had much better noise reduction and autofocus than the Canons. It still makes much less difference than the skill of the photographer, though. It's like Windows/Mac, Emacs/Vim etc etc - they each have their advantages that will probably only matter to a very small percentage of users.

by sk5t 15y ago

jseliger 15y ago

It feels so weird to defend Canon... I'm a Nikon man all the way. Does it matter these days? My impression for the last couple years has been that more or less any dSLR will work very well for the vast majority of what most people do. When people ask me about photography, I by and large say, "Get whatever your friends are using and/or whatever is cheap."

karolist 15y ago
It does matter in a way that by purchasing the camera and a few lenses (which are most of the time more expensive then the camera body) you are locking yourself with that vendor for the future - lenses are not interchangeable between Nikon and Canon to the best of my knowledge. This lock-in is why you must be careful what you pick. I own a Pentax, but would never choose this company (not hardware) if I was any serious about photography.
- CWuestefeld 15y ago
  I own a Pentax Oh, you're the other one. Glad to meet you :) (FWIW, I chose Pentax because of on-board image stabilization. That should allow me to save money by not paying for it in every lens (as Canon and Nikon do). However, it seems to turn out that the big names get enough economy of scale that the lens price isn't better for Pentax anyway.)
  - karolist 15y ago
    Yeah, got sold on that one too. It was also a very good deal at that time in that price range (k200d), 11 focus points and water proof body with upper lcd. A shame the selection of lenses seem to be that limited, many times with one type of make/model for given parameters only.
lemming 15y ago
That is fantastic advice for any beginner up to someone relatively advanced. At the professional end it does make a difference, recent high-end Nikons have been truly excellent cameras and have had much better noise reduction and autofocus than the Canons. It still makes much less difference than the skill of the photographer, though. It's like Windows/Mac, Emacs/Vim etc etc - they each have their advantages that will probably only matter to a very small percentage of users.