{"id":1374,"date":"2013-06-10T10:59:28","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T10:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.wordpress\/?p=1374"},"modified":"2025-04-28T00:19:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T04:19:40","slug":"the-switch-from-canon-to-nikon-why-i-did","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/the-switch-from-canon-to-nikon-why-i-did\/","title":{"rendered":"The Switch From Canon To Nikon \u2013 Why I Did"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post may seem overdue, since I\u2019ve fielded quite a number of questions related to my switch to Nikon, but I think it\u2019s kinda timed perfectly. Sometimes all the answers aren\u2019t delivered all at once, and I wanted a more comprehensive overview in response to the most common question I\u2019ve received over the last six months: Why did you switch from Canon<\/a> To Nikon<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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One of Tamara’s new pro tools, the Nikon D4<\/a>, available at Adorama<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So \u2013 here it is: Being a professional photographer for the last 10+ years, you\u2019d think it wouldn\u2019t surprise me that many people in this industry are very, very interested in the gear you use. My take has always been, and still is, that great photography is a product of great interactions, along with a solid understanding of technical know-how, recognizing how to utilize or create excellent lighting in all circumstances, and creative composition\/framing. Plus only about 100 other things. But the top thing, for me? Hands down? Great interaction. So, for a very long time, I wasn\u2019t paying too much attention to this brand or that brand.<\/p>\n

The very first time I decided to purchase a camera with the sheer intent to go pro, I looked at all the models out there and just found myself buying a Canon camera. Not a concentrated choice point. I wanted to buy a good camera and, at the time, I selected a Canon D60. Shortly thereafter, I upgraded to a newer model. And a backup. Then a newer model. And a newer backup. And, then, gasp, a newer model. And so it continued. Along with all of that, of course, were the multiple lens purchases and all the associated gear.<\/p>\n

And, somewhere in the middle of all that purchasing, I started really getting how much money we sink into gear. Probably a direct result of itemizing those purchases every year for tax purposes, bejeebus. But, either way, I finally started paying more attention to photography gear. Not just what I was using but also what other people were using. If that sounds weird, keep in mind that one of my major business practices is to pay less attention to what everyone else is doing and consistently stay focused on my own creativity, my own business, my own systems. And that\u2019s worked well for me. I\u2019ve kept quite busy doing just that<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But, nonetheless, I kept hearing great buzz about the Nikon low-light capabilities, the Nikon ISO sensitivity, the Nikon auto-focus, the Nikon sharpness. I watched some friends whose work I greatly respected jump from Canon to Nikon, and still I thought, Oh well, I\u2019m simply too invested in another brand. What\u2019re you gonna do?<\/p>\n

In all that time, I never even picked up a Nikon camera. Unless, of course, it was during a workshop and I was answering a question for a participant who shot Nikon, and then I had to pick up the camera to get a feel for what they were doing \u2013 but, since it seemed like a whole other world to me, I\u2019d quickly resolve the issue and then hand the camera back.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t properly shoot a Nikon camera until 2012, when I finally unpacked one Nikon D4<\/a> and one Nikkor 85mm 1.4<\/a> lens and went out with my kids for a casual afternoon in downtown Chapel Hill, North Carolina. I tried a few practice shots. First some color\u2026<\/p>\n

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Then some black & white portraits:<\/p>\n

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The difference of shooting with Nikon<\/p>\n

The first thing I noticed, right out of the gate, was the feel of the camera system in my hands. I\u2019d been shooting with a nearly opposite-seeming system for the last ten years, and I knew that equipment inside and out \u2013 and yet this system immediately felt better to me. The ergonomics made sense to me. The buttons were where I preferred them, and the ability to program other functions to be right at the fingertips of just one of my hands felt enormously convenient to me. I really like keeping as much of myself free to interact as possible.<\/p>\n

(In photography and in life).<\/p>\n

The other thing I noticed was the incredible speed of the D4, while I was shooting action shots. While downloading, I was struck by the sharpness of the files right out of camera. And I kept finding more things I liked \u2013 so I started shooting more and more. I maxxed out the ISO capabilities, downright squealing with what I could actually push it to (images I can work with at 12,800 ISO, wha??). I tried out other lenses (dear Nikon 105mm f\/2.8 macro<\/a>, where have you been all my life?) and then the flash system<\/a> (I love). And then finally the big test: I took both camera systems with me on a commercial shoot at a rather large, beautiful spa in Wichita, Kansas. That\u2019s right, I lugged two full systems with me on an airplane just for this blind test.<\/p>\n

I shot more with the Canon system throughout the day because it was what I had always shot with and, for some reason, I felt like I\u2019d been commissioned to shoot with what I\u2019d always shot with (even as the client told me she trusted me to use the right gear). But, when all was said and done, about 75% of the delivered images were \u2013 to my surprise \u2013 from the Nikon system. And I\u2019d shot less with the Nikon gear! In the end, even outside of the more comfortable ergonomics, I simply preferred the look and feel of the images, the incredible dynamic range in contrasty, low-light instances, and \u2013 I have to say it again \u2013 the sharpness in the files.<\/p>\n

After that, I just decided to switch from Canon to Nikon entirely \u2013 to move completely away from a system that had done me well for a long time \/\/\/ pause for dramatic effect of next message, in bold:<\/p>\n

(**note: Please save any emails that may be defending Canon or Canon gear because I intend no disrespect to Canon at all. I really, truly, absolutely do not.**)<\/p>\n

unpause, continue on \/\/\/ and to just fully embrace the brand-new-to-me Nikon system that simply felt more like my future in photography.<\/p>\n

It was slightly bizarre that all this happened right around the exact same time my image made the cover of EOS Magazine, along with a lovely featured spread<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But timing is a funny thing sometimes.<\/p>\n

I have shot quite a lot, lot, lot this year with the Nikon D4, the Nikon D800<\/a> and all my favorite lenses. There are quite a few of those favorite lenses, too, and Adorama was kind enough to create this page of all my favorite gear, so you can see them all here, broken down in detail<\/a>. I am still learning about all the capabilities at my fingertips \u2013 as they are vast and far too much fun to experiment with \u2013 but I love that I\u2019m still learning things about these cameras. Ensuring that you love how you\u2019re working, and what you\u2019re using to work with, is a huge part of managing burnout. And that\u2019s not a light thing. I absolutely took this factor into account when I switched.<\/p>\n

And speaking of loving! I am loving the images I\u2019m capturing now. Here is a small selection:<\/p>\n

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Was it hard to re-learn everything with a whole new brand of camera?<\/p>\n

One other big question I\u2019ve heard is this: Was it hard to re-learn everything with a whole new brand of camera?<\/p>\n

What I\u2019d found hard was learning so much about photography! Learning to consistently shoot 100% in manual, the relationship of aperture to shutter speed to ISO, the ins and outs of white balance and metering and 1, 3, 5, 7, however-many point lighting, flash photography, composition, angles, color casting, perspective distortion and all the rest.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s portrait photography.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s a lot to learn.<\/p>\n

But here\u2019s the thing: I already learned all that. That knowledge has been acquired and it\u2019s constantly being reinforced with a regular shooting schedule \u2013 so it\u2019s not going anywhere. What I also found hard was learning how to quickly read a subject, as far as how to interact with them for the sake of portrait photography. I keep learning that each and every day \u2013 and the more I learn myself, the more I am able to produce, and the more I am naturally inclined to teach.<\/p>\n

I already know photography, and that\u2019s the hardest part.<\/p>\n

Which direction the lens turns when you mount it, where the buttons are, how the memory cards pop in and out, those are new details that are learned fairly quickly.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the easy part.<\/p>\n

So, no. I didn\u2019t have to re-learn everything.<\/p>\n

I just needed to go through a period of time where I jumped off autopilot, when it came to my technical movements, and focused on relearning some new movements (some new chords, so to speak). That way I could quickly get back to autopilot when it came to manual shooting, which is the only way I shoot \u2013 and keep my focus right where it belongs: on interaction, lighting, framing, and loving this profession.<\/p>\n

And now that I feel like I\u2019ve done that, I decided to write this post.<\/p>\n

And, this probably should go without saying, but since this is the internet, I just want to be clear: this is my experience switching from Canon to Nikon \u2013 not the whole of humanity\u2019s. I can only speak about my experience.<\/p>\n

(So, um, I did : )<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading.<\/p>\n

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Editor’s note: The above post originally appeared in Tamara Lackey’s blog and is used with her kind permission. Visit her and leave a comment!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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