Originally posted by Dan Rentea There's a difference between being a photographer and having the need to constantly try out new gear, which is essentially consumerism. If you have what works for you, and you get the images you like, exploring new gear is a waste of your life, from a photographic context. Over the years many of us have put together a kit that completely meets our needs for the things we do. The idea that we should want things we don't need just because we are there is just marketing scams. The camera industry is currently differentiation on frills. Not things people have to have.
SO why do I not have the latest greatest. It's expensive, beyond what I'm willing to pay for a hobby. There's no reason to. I get the results I want from the opportunities I have. Your attitude is pretty insulting. It's pretty much "if you don't do it like I do it, you don't know what's available." The counter argument is, "if I'm happy with my results I don't need to waste time investigating other systems."
The thing is, you don't know better than anyone else what might suit them. You know what works for you. If you don't want people criticizing your blatant consumerism, maybe you should not be criticizing people who are happy to work with what they have. After all it's about what makes them happy, not what makes you happy.
Honestly, the amount you've spent in the last year on gear would be completely irresponsible for me. And your opinion that my life is somehow diminished if I'm not exploring new gear all the time makes you a dupe of camera marketing departments. There's only one way to respond to such ignorance... "it's not your call."
I've seen a lot of new stuff out there, just because of where I shoot. None of it devalues the value of my images or my camera. It's just new stuff people bought. Anyone shooting Canon, I have two words for you Dynamic Range. I know 3 pros who've sold their Canon gear for Nikon to increase their Dynamic Range. You can go on and on abut Canon this and Canon that, but, the people who shoot what I shoot, don't shoot Canon anything, mirrorless or not, and the ones who did have switched to something else. What you propose is worthless to me, and perhaps what i shoot is worthless to you. So let's not start telling each other what we need for gear, or what we need to investigate.
Of the guys I shoot with, I no longer know even one landscape/wildlife shooters shooting Canon. The only guys shooting Canon are straight wildlife. I don't know what gives you the nerve to come on here and spout this stuff. You don't get it do you? From our perspective, you made the wrong choice. I can list a dozen things I admire about Canon, but it's not for me... and that's that. If the sensor doesn't meet your needs, everything else is non-sense.
But if you want to talk new stuff.. have you tried a Nikon D850 with one of the new lightweight telephotos. That seems to be the current rage in my neck of the woods. How could an informed guy like yourself have missed that? How could a stiff like myself who doesn't investigate new things know that, and apparently you don't? How's that possible?
Sony has had mirrorless for years, I had a long discussion with a Mr.s Tam about mirrorless before you were even on the forum,. Funny how many years later Canon releases a mirrorless and now you're mirrorless advocate.
There's a pretty good chance people on the forum are not in tune with the Canon ethos. it doesn't matter what anyone says, we probably aren't going to look at Canon. We made that decision long ago. However we have a number of Sony shooters on the forum. If you want to talk mirrorless, why would you even be discussing Canon? Everyone here has bought into Sony sensors. You're talking to the wrong crowd. 99% of the Canons out there are not as good as my 9 year old K-5 for what I do. And I haven't used that camera in 6 years.
I wish I had video'd my craft show buddy glowing over his D810 and telling me how much he wished he'd switched from Canon years earlier. I'd play it for you. Yours isn't the only opinion out there. Try and have little respect for other' opinions. They know their style , needs and workflow. You don't. Try and understand their perspective. That's what the forum is for. But if you're going to start pushing "Be the first one on your block to own a Canon (or mirrorless or whatever" type consumerism, well there's a sign on my door that says.. "no vendors."
Don't make me sic the dogs on you.