Camera Census

nilhg · 30-05-2008 8:15pm #1

OK, I've been looking at all the what gear threads, and all the new faces posting here, and at all the ads for all the new models in the photography mags that I buy, and all the positive reviews that Pentax/Samsung/Sony/Olympus and the rest get, and I'm wondering (the gadget freak in me is anyway) if they are making any headway against the might of Canon/Nikon.

So I thought it might be worthwhile to post a poll now before holiday season and maybe again after Christmas just to see what's going on in the Boards end of the market...

TelePaul · 30-05-2008 8:16pm

Where's the poll?

nilhg · 30-05-2008 8:24pm

Slow at the ould typing.........;)

MartMax · 30-05-2008 8:27pm

Canon dSLR and Fujifilm P&S...

nilhg · 30-05-2008 8:31pm

Any body care to predict the Canon/Nikon/rest breakdown?

deaddonkey · 30-05-2008 9:44pm

i has canon, nikon, olympus and cheezburger.

Hugh_C · 30-05-2008 10:36pm

Primarily Nikon (currently 13:13) but have a bunch of other (mostly film) cameras too as well as a Canon P&S.

Guess I'm a mongrel.

Masada · 30-05-2008 10:41pm

nikon for me, i tend to stick to whats served me well so far and after the D50, i trusted the D80 to be impressive. D300 next me thinks.,:)

Thirdfox · 30-05-2008 11:10pm

92.11% of the market... Sony not making much headway!

ericl · 31-05-2008 4:58am

Canon 450D and Fuji 9500.

quilmore · 31-05-2008 8:59am

I have a canon p&s and a nikon DSLR, I had to click on both
I wish there were more granularity (like canon p&s / canon dslr / nikon p&s / nikon dslr / ...)

Paulw · 31-05-2008 9:30am

Canon DSLR, Canon DSLR and Olympus P&S.

I guess most of the Canon users have been busy since the last poll had a lot more Canon users.

duffarama · 31-05-2008 10:35am

Olympus DSLR and Olympus SLR here!

Currently sitting a solid third in the poll

Thirdfox · 31-05-2008 11:29am

Just noticed that no-one has a Lecia

maybe the Leica users haven't spotted that option?

Fionn · 31-05-2008 11:42am

canon for me
but i use a sony sometimes in work

Masada · 31-05-2008 11:50am

Thirdfox wrote: »

Just noticed that no-one has a Lecia maybe the Leica users haven't spotted that option?

I have a lecia compact but i didnt think compacts were counted when i first voted.,

Anybody notice "nikon" is the only one in the list writen on italics? wonder why that is?

whyulittle · 31-05-2008 11:54am

vtec wrote: »

Anybody notice "nikon" is the only one in the list writen on italics? wonder why that is?

Because that's what you voted for!

Masada · 31-05-2008 12:02pm

Oh is that why., rofl.,

*whistles off over here trying not to look stupid*

Ghost Train · 31-05-2008 12:35pm

pentax

Ricky91t · 31-05-2008 12:41pm

Nice to see canon are firmly in the lead

AnimalRights · 31-05-2008 12:47pm

Canon here too. 450D.

nilhg · 31-05-2008 12:51pm

quilmore wrote: »

I have a canon p&s and a nikon DSLR, I had to click on both
I wish there were more granularity (like canon p&s / canon dslr / nikon p&s / nikon dslr / ...)

I did consider this when I was setting it up, but there is a max of 20 options, and I would have had to do the same for film........

BTW I seem to have forgotten to include Sigma, I'm not sure if anybody here shoots with a Sigma body but if you do my apologies, post a reply and we can adjust the figures later.

Ricky91t · 31-05-2008 1:01pm

nilhg wrote: »

I did consider this when I was setting it up, but there is a max of 20 options, and I would have had to do the same for film........

BTW I seem to have forgotten to include Sigma, I'm not sure if anybody here shoots with a Sigma body but if you do my apologies, post a reply and we can adjust the figures later.

Forgot vivitar to

And Hp

Alanstrainor · 31-05-2008 1:06pm

Canon 350D Dslr, with 28-135mm IS, 50mm F1.8 and kit lens, hopefully there'll be a wangle to add to my collection soon!

Borderfox · 31-05-2008 11:41pm

Canon too

sheesh · 31-05-2008 11:47pm

Canon 400d +yashica film camera

arybvtcw0eolkf · 01-06-2008 1:11am

An old Fuji Finepix S602 here.

But moving onto bigger and (hopefully) better things soon, just have to be swayed between Canon & Nikon now.

whyulittle · 01-06-2008 11:15am

Mairt wrote: »

An old Fuji Finepix S602 here.

But moving onto bigger and (hopefully) better things soon, just have to be swayed between Canon & Nikon now.

52% of the people can't be wrong!

ThOnda · 01-06-2008 11:22am

Three film Pentaxes and one didjital Nokia :-)

snickerpuss · 01-06-2008 11:50am

I have a Canon but I used to use my lovely Minolta.

Freddie59 · 01-06-2008 1:29pm

Canon Eos 450D (and I still have my trusty Fuji S5000:D).

Stephen · 01-06-2008 6:38pm

I'm still using my trusty Nikon D50.

trishw78 · 01-06-2008 8:05pm

SLR Canon DSLR Canon P&S Fuji and the P&S Fuji I use at work

pixbyjohn · 01-06-2008 8:34pm

I use Nikon D80 and D70S

AnimalRights · 01-06-2008 10:42pm

Cream alway's rises to the top!

Hugh_C · 02-06-2008 12:26am

AnimalRights wrote: »

Cream alway's rises to the top!

Wh'y is that AnimalRights? Something like Trinity students - rich and thick?

YeahOK · 02-06-2008 7:37am

Oh dear, it looks like we might have an answer to the age old Canon or Nikon question....:D

Cabaal · 02-06-2008 7:41am

Canon and can't see myself changing

YeahOK · 02-06-2008 7:45am

Cabaal wrote: »

Canon and can't see myself changing

Likewise, I've invested too much money in Canon gear at this stage to change anyway. I suspect that this would be a deciding factor for a lot of people as well.

AnimalRights · 02-06-2008 8:21am

Hugh_C wrote: »

Wh'y is that AnimalRights? Something like Trinity students - rich and thick?

Someone mentioned earlier in the thread that they thought Canon would've had more, twas early days and you know the 'ole saying........

Thirdfox · 02-06-2008 9:03am

Hugh_C wrote: »

Wh'y is that AnimalRights? Something like Trinity students - rich and thick?

Ah Oscar Wilde... ironic that he was a Trinners himself

Better TCD than UCD,D

:pac:

Masada · 02-06-2008 10:43am

there was a similar thread only a few months ago actually. most of us already knew that only an elite minority went for the nikon gear.,

amcinroy · 02-06-2008 10:59am

I love shooting Pentax for the simple reason that I enjoy seeing the confused expressions on other photographers faces when they see my exhibited prints.

Andy

AlanMooneyPhoto · 03-06-2008 7:25am

vtec wrote: »

there was a similar thread only a few months ago actually. most of us already knew that only an elite minority went for the nikon gear.,

lol
Bravo,
Nikon D80 & D3 for me, D3 is an amazing camera.

gyppo · 03-06-2008 10:31am

I have an Olympus E-1, a lowly 5 meg by todays standards.
However, the 14-54 lens and it have given me great results. Very happy with it.

duffarama · 03-06-2008 11:45am

amcinroy wrote: »

I love shooting Pentax for the simple reason that I enjoy seeing the confused expressions on other photographers faces when they see my exhibited prints.

Andy

Nicely put!
There seems to be a bit of a mental block to believing that any thing but a Canon or Nikon could produce a decent photo around these parts. At least going by the tone of some posts...

amcinroy · 03-06-2008 2:18pm

Indeed Duffarama,

Many a time I've been stood in front of one of my prints and my visitor will turn and ask me the same old question "Nikon or Canon?".

How I wish, just once, that they would turn to me and ask me the fundamental question "cheese and pickle or ham and coleslaw?"

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