Comments on: Clash of the Titans – Canon 1Ds Mark III vs Nikon D3X for Stock

By: Sunny

Sunny — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:15:49 +0000

Yuri. Very straightforward review. All to the point! You put lots of info in not many words and graphs. Well done!

Marianne:

By: Aestetica

Aestetica — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:11:02 +0000

I am recommending the Canon EF 50mm f1.8 Mk II on my blog site, as one of the low cost must have primes, but I’m curious if you ever tried it and if you did, please share with us your input.
Thank you in advance.

By: David

David — Sat, 29 May 2010 15:24:51 +0000

Have you tried any of the Zeiss lenses on the D3X ? As I am just getting my feet back into the photography world and when I was shooting , a very long time ago before digital , I used the Zeiss lenses on my old Canon F-1.Very clean and great contrast, but that was on film….

By: dirk

dirk — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:39:31 +0000

I work with 2 Systems. Canon Mark IIIs, Canon 5DII, Nikon D700 and the Nikon D3s. I found, the Problem is the Raw Import from Nikons Nef to Adobe Software. The best way is … Nikon Nef to View-NX, export as Tiff 16bit (LW-C) and than import in Lightroom, Photoshop, whatever! More sharpness by canon? No, more sharpening, spezial sharpening (too lines) and more kontrast. It looks like more sharpness, but it is not the

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Stock Photography – Nikon D3X vs Canon 1Ds Mark III « Photography — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:01:54 +0000

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By: Jeff Tucker

Jeff Tucker — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:42:05 +0000

Hi Yuri, I heard mention of your blog on the D-Town weekly video blog. I noticed above how you criticized some Nikon’s lenses for not being “sharp” and leaned more towards Canon’s lens but you never told us what your favorite Canon Lenses were that you liked.

Can you tell us your favorite Canon lenses that you utilize. It would be greatly appreciated. I will check back to see if you have noted them. Thanks again for all the tips and information.

By: Marianne

Marianne — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:10:23 +0000

Hi Yuri:
Have been using your keyword tool for a while–fabulous–and just discovered your blog–a lot of great info.
I’ve been shooting stock for about a year now and trying to learn as much as I can and I really appreciate all the advice you share with readers. I shoot with the Nikon D700 and find that if I use Lightroom or Photoshop RAW the files are less sharp than when I use Nikon Capture NX2. I love NX2. I’ve even reprocessed some old files from my 6MP D70 that were rejected by Alamy QC initially (since they have to be upsized so much) and got them by easily. I have the 24-70mm f/2.8 and while I had to recalibrate it, once I did, it is super-sharp. I’m surprised that people said Nikon took 4-6 weeks for repairs. I’ve sent one camera and one lens to them for warranty repairs in the past few years and received both back within two weeks. (I’m in NY and sent the cameras to their Melville NY facility). I love the D700 for the low noise if I’m out shooting at night or if I want to shoot fast at a higher ISO when I’m out without a tripod. I do a lot of editorial work so the low noise is a plus and lets me shoot indoors without a flash as well. I’ve also done some excellent studio work with it (I use Elinchrome strobes so can’t speak to the Nikon speedlights–I only have one and occasionally use it off camera when I need a third strobe-the infrared on the Elinchrome works with it so that’s fine for my needs). Anyway, thanks for all the good advice!
-Marianne

By: aja

aja — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:14:03 +0000

You should have bought the Nikon D3s not the D3x, the D3x is slower than the Nikon D700s. The D3x is not worth the money you paid for it! sorry mate, beg borrow or buy a D3s and then show me the results.
just my opinion.
aja

By: Brian Davis

Brian Davis — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:30:44 +0000

Interesting read, but if you ask me the Nikon images look way better than the canons do. The nikon sample photos you posted are sharp and crisp where as the canon leaves much to be desired. I’m not sure why you decided the 24-70 wasn’t good enough considering it’s sharper than the canon at all apertures.

Here’s my source:
Nikon 24-70 – http://www.photozone.de/nikon–nikkor-aps-c-lens-tests/236-nikkor-af-s-24-70mm-f28g-ed-review–test-report?start=1

Canon 24-70 – http://www.photozone.de/canon-eos/184-canon-ef-24-70mm-f28-usm-l-test-report–review?start=1

By: Caricatures

Caricatures — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:16:30 +0000

Great article. Nice to see a good comparison.

Enjoyed the site!