Camera Brands Discussion
I attended a pre-conference Photoshop World many, many years ago when KelbyOne was called NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals). It was led by a National Geographic photographer. I was there to learn about photography with my Konica-Minolta DSLR. The photographer literally would not answer my questions because I did not have a Nikon or Canon. I wound up taking a poll at the conference over the next few days. About 75% were Nikon shooters, 24% were Canon shooters, and then there was me at 1%. I wound up buying a Nikon D90 shortly thereafter.
A number of years later, a lot of professionals that I had been following for years, and had been diehard Nikon shooters, were switching to Canon because of their low light capabilities. They started to build up their collection of expensive lenses.
Then, Sony started to take over the mirrorless market. I find that hilarious, since Sony bought out Konica-Minolta. No one liked their DSLRs because they were so proprietary.
Nikon has only survived, in my humble opinion, because of their great DSLR reputation and people were invested in their wonderful lenses. I also think the low-light capabilities of the Z mirrorless series has saved them!
I have owned the D90, D7000 (which had issues), D7200, and now the Z6ii. I was soooooo tempted to go to the Sony brand when I went mirrorless… mainly for the autofocus. But, it was too difficult and expensive to start completely from scratch.
I am not sure there is a perfect brand out there. I truly believe that photography is more about the photographer than the equipment. That is why some mobile photographers are doing so well! I love my Nikon Z6ii, but it only is part of my equation! Here is a photo I am going to be entering in the Texas State Fair this year.
