Poll: Which camera system do you use? - PhotoCamel

M. Worthington · 08-23-2006

Somebody in the Canon forum asked why it appears so many more people use that forum than the Nikon one. So it might be interesting generally to find out which Camels are using which system.

Shortie · 08-23-2006

I use Canon al the way through

I have

3mvXi - video camers - think that is the model
5G
20D

Mainly because they all use the same batery etc

Shortie

Blinky · 08-23-2006

My SLRs are Nikon for 35mm and digital and Mamiya for 6x7. I the Sinar system for 4x5.

sean_buerger · 08-23-2006

What is a system

My dSLR is a Sigma SD10. My film SLRs are Nikon F2, Praktika MTL5B (M42x1 mount), Exakta Varex IIb, Pentacon Six, Seagull Twin Reflex and last & least a Zenit 12S (M42x1 mount).

I mount almost any lens on any camera, except for the F2 which only has been used with my Nikkor glass. Lenses are being cross mounted from one camera to another to have variety and fun. Now I'm contemplating to add a Six adapter + M42x1 adapter on my SD10 to check my Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 4/50, CZJ Biometar 2.8/80 my CZJ 2.8/180 and Meyer 4.0/200 lens.

Cheerio. Sean.

Rokcet Scientist · 08-23-2006

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Originally Posted by B

My SLRs are Nikon for 35mm and digital and Mamiya for 6x7. I the Sinar system for 4x5.

Got a digital back for that Mamiya, Chip? Or is it a film camera?

Blinky · 08-23-2006

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Originally Posted by Rokcet Scientist

Got a digital back for that Mamiya, Chip? Or is it a film camera?

It's film. The only reason I keep it is the idea that I might get a digital back for it. I haven't shot it in two years.

cyclohexane · 08-23-2006

Nikon for my DSLRs, but I like Canon's cameras too. For film, the current system I'm keeping is also Nikon, but I've shot Leica in the past.

justagal · 08-23-2006

Nikon gal here... but I learned alot of years ago, not to get caught up in what camera is better, but to just keep with a good name & build a nice pile of goods & learn to see the light & you will be alright... LOL

aam1234 · 08-23-2006

Sorry for the stupid question, but what is a digital back. It sounds like an interchangeable back of a, say, 6x7 cameras. As in you can change the "back" from film to digital. I don't even know what "back" is :-[

Again, pardon the silly question.

Blinky · 08-23-2006

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Originally Posted by justagal

... & learn to see the light & you will be alright... LOL

And THAT's the key to photography. Well said.

aam1234 · 08-23-2006

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Originally Posted by justagal

learn to see the light & you will be alright

My sis is into painting and sometimes we compare notes (mainly composition.) I tell her that painters paint with brushes, photographers paint with light.

dvdowns · 08-23-2006

I ticked Nikon because those are the slr's I use , but my compacts are both Canon because they had the specs I needed in a compact at the time ....

Blinky · 08-23-2006

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Originally Posted by aam1234

Sorry for the stupid question, but what is a digital back. It sounds like an interchangeable back of a, say, 6x7 cameras. As in you can change the "back" from film to digital. I don't even know what "back" is :-[

Again, pardon the silly question.

Most medium format system cameras have modular, removable backs so you can have several backs loaded, some with different film so you can reload quickly or change film types mid-roll during a shoot. They use a dark slide to keep the film safe while the back is removed.

When digital photography started to take hold, some manufacturers like Leaf and PhaseOne specialized in using that same modular functionality to make digital backs that worked with existing cameras and glass. Put a Leaf back on your 500 series Hassy and you have a state of the art medium format DSLR.

You can get digital backs for most MF and 4x5 system cameras so you don't have to trash a big investment just to go digital.

aam1234 · 08-23-2006

Thank you very much Blinky (what happened to Skip, thought you always sign with it).

But sorry to say that I'm still confused. I'll do my research, don't worry about it.

Again, thanks for the effort in explaining it.

Blinky · 08-23-2006

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Originally Posted by aam1234

But sorry to say that I'm still confused. I'll do my research, don't worry about it...

It's just a good way to switch a medium format camera from film to digital by replacing the removable film holder (back) with a digital imager.

Chip (sometimes I forget)

dc2 · 08-23-2006

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Originally Posted by M. Worthington

Somebody in the Canon forum asked why it appears so many more people use that forum than the Nikon one. So it might be interesting generally to find out which Camels are using which system.

I think half of the truth of the matter is people buy a Nikon or canon and the lenses are so expensive they tend to stick with what they started with.

Blinky · 08-23-2006

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Originally Posted by dc2

I think half of the truth of the matter is people buy a Nikon or canon and the lenses are so expensive they tend to stick with what they started with.

That's exactly why I have Nikon... I would've switched to Canon a while back had I not had so much invested in Nikon... now i don't care, Nikon does the job... it just took me a while to figure out how to make a good digital image.

Rense · 08-23-2006

I've spend some three moments to decide which way to go: Canon or Nikon. Finally the specs of the 20D convinced me.
Now if look back: I would to do the same.

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Shortie F1 Camel Posts: 4,920 CamelKarma: 41 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Poll: Which camera system do you use? I use Canon al the way through I have 3mvXi - video camers - think that is the model 5G 20D Mainly because they all use the same batery etc Shortie
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Blinky F1 Camel Posts: 4,134 CamelKarma: 262 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Poll: Which camera system do you use? My SLRs are Nikon for 35mm and digital and Mamiya for 6x7. I the Sinar system for 4x5.
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sean_buerger Llama Posts: 842 CamelKarma: 363 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Poll: Which camera system do you use? What is a system My dSLR is a Sigma SD10. My film SLRs are Nikon F2, Praktika MTL5B (M42x1 mount), Exakta Varex IIb, Pentacon Six, Seagull Twin Reflex and last & least a Zenit 12S (M42x1 mount). I mount almost any lens on any camera, except for the F2 which only has been used with my Nikkor glass. Lenses are being cross mounted from one camera to another to have variety and fun. Now I'm contemplating to add a Six adapter + M42x1 adapter on my SD10 to check my Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 4/50, CZJ Biometar 2.8/80 my CZJ 2.8/180 and Meyer 4.0/200 lens. Cheerio. Sean.
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cyclohexane F1 Camel Location: Westwood Posts: 4,679 CamelKarma: 702 Editing OK?: Ask first Gallery \| Blog	Re: Poll: Which camera system do you use? Nikon for my DSLRs, but I like Canon's cameras too. For film, the current system I'm keeping is also Nikon, but I've shot Leica in the past.
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aam1234 Photocamel Master Posts: 5,514 CamelKarma: 479 Editing OK?: Ask first Gallery \| Blog	Re: Poll: Which camera system do you use? Sorry for the stupid question, but what is a digital back. It sounds like an interchangeable back of a, say, 6x7 cameras. As in you can change the "back" from film to digital. I don't even know what "back" is :-[ Again, pardon the silly question.
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dvdowns Dromedary Posts: 1,353 CamelKarma: 31 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Poll: Which camera system do you use? I ticked Nikon because those are the slr's I use , but my compacts are both Canon because they had the specs I needed in a compact at the time ....
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aam1234 Photocamel Master Posts: 5,514 CamelKarma: 479 Editing OK?: Ask first Gallery \| Blog	Re: Poll: Which camera system do you use? Thank you very much Blinky (what happened to Skip, thought you always sign with it). But sorry to say that I'm still confused. I'll do my research, don't worry about it. Again, thanks for the effort in explaining it.
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Rense Photocamel Master Location: Arnhem Posts: 8,093 CamelKarma: 2210 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Poll: Which camera system do you use? I've spend some three moments to decide which way to go: Canon or Nikon. Finally the specs of the 20D convinced me. Now if look back: I would to do the same.
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