canon+nikon = ?

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Hey :)
Been to City today, and came along other tog that had Canon 1d body with 100-400 L attached to it and his second body was nikon D700....
whats the point having canon and nikon at the same time ?
Is it not silly to invest in to different kind of lenses ? :cuckoo:
 
He could be a journalist doing a side by side comparison of the 2 cameras - or a wealthy enthusiast with no particular loyalty to either brand (and deep pockets!). IMO, no odder than an F1 fan having a Ferrari and a Merc in his garage.
 
Perhaps he is in the process of switching from one to the other and hasnt yet replaced his second camera?
 
keep it coming :popcorn:
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People like that need to have a serious amount of money or something :D
 
im just looking for a reasonable explanation,thats it :)
idea of comparision is good....but he had short prime on nikon or something shorter then 100-400 on his canon...so no:) not a comparision:)
 
bastic said:
Hey :)

Is it not silly to invest in to different kind of lenses ? :cuckoo:
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Not an investment, if he's a pro, they're just the best tools for the job, brand doesn't come in to it.

Exclusivity is a backwards concept, if you choose you're weapon by brand rather than suitability.
 
When I was shooting a lot of long stuff, I seriously considered getting a cheap 20d just to plonk a 500mm f/4 IS on. The lens was WAY cheaper than the Nikon version, and the 20D would have been free.

I may well be getting a Canon 5D MKII shortly, to go with my Nikon gear. I don't really care about the labels on my camera,
 
Joe T said:
Perhaps (like me) he loves his Nikon, but wanted to buy one of the long primes (which are about £1k cheaper in Canon mount.....).....
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i will second that
 
puddleduck said:
I may well be getting a Canon 5D MKII shortly, to go with my Nikon gear. I don't really care about the labels on my camera,
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I wish i could afford myself D3 and 5Dmk2 ;)
 
nope.... had a look on him for good 15mins ( i was drinking beer in the cafe/pub) and he was by him self switching bodies now and then:)
 
Who cares?
 
We agree ,again?............:shrug:
 
Joe T said:
Perhaps (like me) he loves his Nikon, but wanted to buy one of the long primes (which are about £1k cheaper in Canon mount.....).....
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natjag said:
I know one tog that had canon and Nikon, canon for natural light, and nikon as the flash system is better. Best of both worlds
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I think you're both on the right track...

The big clue is that his Canon lens was a 100-400mm L IS. The Nikon equivalent (80-400mm VR) is a positive embarrassment by comparison. I think he's going down the 'best of both worlds' route, or maybe most of his kit is Nikon, but either way the 100-400L is a 'must-have'.
 
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