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Mini rant: I'm a Canon fan, I like the look of their bodies and lenses, they're pretty ergonomic, and the images coming off the sensor look pretty good by default. Now, apparently everyone else thinks so too. I see it on Instagram of those trendy photos where the picture is framed on the back of a Canon body. It's always a Canon 5D iii or iv with a 24-70 L series lens. I see the low end Canon Rebel APS-C bodies all over the place in the hands of people that want a bit more image quality of their kids or vacations or whatever. This is all fine, it's probably just a function of Canon spending more on their marketing than its competitors. But I'm getting a little pissed off. Canon's releases of new bodies has been trash. Sony has been killing the mirrorless game for years while Canon just released their first full frame mirrorless bodies about a year ago and their both disappointing. Hell even the top of the line 1dx iii isn't great, it's a very small improvement over the 1dx ii. If I'm not mistaken, it's the first Canon camera to have two of the same card slots. Most of their bodies have one slot or mismatched slots. 

 

Now, Nikon and Sony, Canon's main competition, have both been pushing the game for a while now. Nikon's first mirrorless bodies are very impressive, pushing hard against the established Sony with high megapixel counts and compelling features. Sony has not been complacent either with the a7 R iv coming in with what I believe is the highest megapixel count in any full frame camera on the market. They also have some pretty nice glass to back it up. 

 

Now what sparked this whole rant is I was looking at used lenses because they're better value than buying new. I was looking at the Sigma 50mm art lens for my Canon body and was dismayed at the lenses going for around $500-800. For gits and shiggles, I looked up the Nikon version of the exact same lens to find it was $200-300 less just for a different mount. It's no one's fault, it's just a function of Canon's larger market share increasing demand for quality glass, but it's really fucking annoying. Used Nikon bodies and lenses are cheaper than their equivalent Canon counterparts by a significant amount. This makes Canon a financial hazard, and for what? The pretty red ring on the end of your lens? The feeling of sheepish belonging by being on the same system as everyone else? I think it's time to switch when I outgrow my 6D.

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