Originally posted by RobA_Oz No argument there, from me. Some of my best friends are Nikon users.
Hell, some of them even use Canon gear. Leicas, too. I don’t think I know anyone who uses Panasonic gear, though. Maybe I should get out more.
When I read 'Panasonic' I think 'VCR'
I don't know anyone using Panasonic gear either, but I wouldn't mind giving it a go and talking photography with them if they did. No brand agenda.
Once I let my Canon-shooting buddy try out a K-30 I owned at the time. He thought it was really nice (he would have politely told me otherwise). Actually he was the one that mentioned Pentax when I was looking for my first DSLR 8 or 9 years ago (and I didn't know what a Pentax was). A warm DPR camera review (among others) of the K-x sold me on it. He was going to get a Pentax kit too but found a cheap Canon kit at Sams or Costco (warehouse style retailer) and couldn't pass up on the price. doh.
But yeah, in the end, we all value the experience of photography and that should be respected in each of us. Instead of the nitpickery 13 stop this versus 14 stop that combative nonsense we as a whole tend to bicker over. I'm over a lot of the brand politics as it's a dead end street.