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canon switch to nikon
Mchael Cullen, Photographer
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wexford Town | np | Rep of Ireland /Eire | Posted: 9:28 AM on 05.18.10 |
| ->> I was at a tennis event, and I was told that if you have Canon cameras/lenses, that Nikon are doing a deal for 6,000 euros to make 'nikon switch', is this true? |
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Greg Kendall-Ball, Photographer, Assistant
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Abilene | TX | USA | Posted: 10:07 AM on 05.18.10 |
| ->> Maybe this is some special Irish deal, but there's nothing like it in the U.S. I just had to bite the bullet and sell off my Canon gear and then fork over the difference for the Nikon goods. Would have LOVED a 6,000 Euro stipend!!! |
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Peter Tarry, Photographer
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croydon | Surrey | England | Posted: 12:59 PM on 05.18.10 |
| ->> yes ! your gear plus £6000 ! the kit tends to be 2 d3S, 70-200,24-70, 2 flash guns and a 400mm . nikon uk has had this offer going for the last couple of years and a lot of photographers have taken up the deal. |
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Mchael Cullen, Photographer
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wexford Town | np | Rep of Ireland /Eire | Posted: 1:10 PM on 05.18.10 |
->> do you have a link for the deal?
6,000 is not bad :):) |
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Mchael Cullen, Photographer
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wexford Town | np | Rep of Ireland /Eire | Posted: 1:47 PM on 05.18.10 |
->> thanks peter
what is a nikon camera like, via the mark III canon? |
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Peter Tarry, Photographer
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croydon | Surrey | England | Posted: 2:00 PM on 05.18.10 |
| ->> i dont have a link but i suggest you give nikon uk a call and yes it is a good deal. |
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Nick Doan, Photographer, Assistant
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Scottsdale | AZ | USA | Posted: 6:24 PM on 05.18.10 |
->> Sorry, I have to interject here...
What is a nikon camera like, via the mark III canon?
hmmm... what is traveling by car like as opposed to covered wagon across the Great Plains? what is traveling by transoceanic ships as opposed to paddling by kayak across the ocean? what is eating chocolate souffle like compared to eating mud?
I would rather shoot with a Canon A2 and scan the film in a Polaroid Sprint Scan than ever use the mark III again. ;)
but that is just one man's opinion |
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Greg Kendall-Ball, Photographer, Assistant
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Abilene | TX | USA | Posted: 8:52 PM on 05.18.10 |
| ->> Oh man...so this is a legit deal for UK shooters? Holy cow... |
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Mchael Cullen, Photographer
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wexford Town | np | Rep of Ireland /Eire | Posted: 6:39 AM on 05.19.10 |
| ->> hope they do they same here in Ireland, I am thinking about it :):) nice if your cameras are getting old, time for new cam/lens |
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Peter Tarry, Photographer
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croydon | Surrey | England | Posted: 6:59 AM on 05.19.10 |
| ->> I think they were doing it across Europe ,they were keen to break canons grip in the pro market . They gave the deal to the newspaper and agency or the well known freelance photographers . Once they had the white Canon glass it was all crushed, a lot of long time NIKON users were angry because of the deal and felt they had been pushed to one side in favour of the new NIKON shooters. I have to say that a lot did jump at the deal and the ratio is now 50/50. |
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Colin Heyburn, Photographer
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ARMAGH | NI | United Kingdom | Posted: 8:47 AM on 05.19.10 |
| ->> It is a decent deal from some points of view. However to keep it in perspective there are 2 major agencies in Ireland (Inpho and Sportsfile). One uses Canon and the other Nikon. The income of neither agency is affected by what camera system it uses but may be by restriced budgets due to the world wide recession. I work for an agency that uses Nikon (not Sportsfile) and I use Canon and it does not effect the contracts or orders I have to fill. Inpho were offered a deal from Nikon but turned it down as they felt the financial outlay was not worth it. Most of the guys there used either Mark 2 or 3s and now use Mark 4s. Possibly the camera the Mark 3 was meant to be. You could argue with not a little justification that Nikon have a better camera system but you could also counter argue that it will probably not make much difference to your income. |
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 9:33 AM on 05.19.10 |
| ->> so now you guys across the pond can tear each other apart with the nikon vs canon bs....welcome to the party. bahahahahahahaaaha! |
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Martin Beddall, Photographer
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Horsham | West Sussex | UK | Posted: 9:40 AM on 05.19.10 |
| ->> Nikon UK called me last year to loan me some gear as a tryout - I mentioned the lenses I was interested in, they said they'd get back to me - then silence. I've got no profile.... still using Canon. |
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Mchael Cullen, Photographer
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wexford Town | np | Rep of Ireland /Eire | Posted: 9:51 AM on 05.19.10 |
| ->> Martin, Will you call them back?, I have never used Nikon before, but maybe a change would be good ;) |
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Peter Tarry, Photographer
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croydon | Surrey | England | Posted: 10:19 AM on 05.19.10 |
| ->> if you have old or knackered equipment its worth doing but its still £6000 ! if you are happy with your equipment and more importantly your clients are happy with what you are shooting then i would stick with what you have and leave your money in the bank. |
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Frank Niemeir, Photographer
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Woodstock | GA | usa | Posted: 2:32 PM on 05.19.10 |
->> "your gear plus £6000 ! the kit tends to be 2 d3S, 70-200,24-70, 2 flash guns and a 400mm"
Without the 400mm that gear is $15,254US at amazon.com. The 400mm on amazon.com is $9,549US for a total of $24,803US. £6000 is $7,361US, so I'd be interested to see an actual link for this offer. |
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Peter Tarry, Photographer
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croydon | Surrey | England | Posted: 3:17 PM on 05.19.10 |
| ->> i just got a phone call from nikon offering me the deal, that was two years ago but i have a couple of pals who have done the deal in the last couple of months. |
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Stew Milne, Photographer
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Providence | RI | USA | Posted: 7:20 PM on 05.19.10 |
->> I'd even fly over to the UK to do this deal. I can visit my cousin in Scotland and make a vacation out of it. :)
-sM |
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Mchael Cullen, Photographer
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wexford Town | np | Rep of Ireland /Eire | Posted: 8:08 PM on 05.19.10 |
->> I think I will have to call Nikon here in Dublin tomorrow, only 6,000 euros would not be bad, as I'm not 100% happy with my mark III camera.
What kind of a kit do you have to give them?
Do they sell the camera cameras off cheap online?
Will Canon do the same deal with Nikon cameras down the line? |
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Dave Lintott, Photographer
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Wellington | Well | NZL | Posted: 4:14 PM on 05.23.10 |
->> i picked up my d3s sat and now have the joy of switching back after five years with canon. no-one will take 1D mk3s so will lose a lot of money sadly, and it'll be a long haul in NZ's depressed market to be able to afford to replace canon 600 and other teles with nikkors, esp as i have, ahem, worked my gear hard over the years.
i wish i could get nikon to do me a deal. |
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Anthony Phelps, Photographer
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Wellington | Wellington | New Zealand | Posted: 6:22 PM on 05.23.10 |
->> Lintott dictionary explanation: worked gear hard = trashed.
Give you $500 for the best Mk3 |
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Dave Lintott, Photographer
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Wellington | Well | NZL | Posted: 4:11 AM on 05.24.10 |
->> keep your filthy mitts off my kit phelpsy.
how's that mk4 go on Ap? |
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Patrick Fallon, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Columbia | MO | USA | Posted: 12:34 PM on 05.24.10 |
| ->> Sounds like this is a promotion taking place as things lead up to the London Olympics - this promotion will not exist after the games are over. Similar deals took place in the USA before the Beijing Games, so there would not be a sea of white lenses anymore. |
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Nigel Farrow, Photographer
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Suffolk | UK | United Kingdom | Posted: 6:23 PM on 05.24.10 |
| ->> Patrick, it isn't actually a new deal. Nikon first offered this to selected photographers in the UK before Beijing, I'm guessing as a way to persuade those disatisfied with the Canon 1DMkIII to change brand. |
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