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NikoDoby

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Michael DeRose said:
Another reason i picked Nikon

I dont want to be mistaken for a 16 year girl or a pedophile at the park.

Also, because nikodoby shoots Nikon.

Then you should stop logging into Justin Beiber fan chat rooms and driving around the park after school in a windowless van! ;^)

Seriously though, today I actually did help sell a Nikon camera. I was at my local camera store buying film when this young lady, who was as cute as a button, walked in. The sales guy was with another customer so she walks over to the canon section and asks me, "Have you ever heard of Nikon? Are they a good brand?" I smile and say, "I think I've heard of them before." :^)

She strikes up a conversation and asks me a lot of questions which echo a certain forum I spend way to much time on. Based on her budget and needs, I walk her over to the Nikon "aisle" and point out the D3100 behind the counter. And just like that, she tells the sales guy she wants to buy it! She doesn't even try the camera out! She just buys it based solely on my recommendation! After all these years the Niko Doby charm still sparkles in my eyes! *twinkle, twinkle* ;^)

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I suppose it'd be asking a bit much for them to give you commission on the sale. Still, they should've at least said thank you.

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NikoDoby said:
Seriously though, today I actually did help sell a Nikon camera. I was at my local camera store buying film when this young lady, who was as cute as a button, walked in. The sales guy was with another customer so she walks over to the canon section and asks me, "Have you ever heard of Nikon? Are they a good brand?" I smile and say, "I think I've heard of them before." :^)

She strikes up a conversation and asks me a lot of questions which echo a certain forum I spend way to much time on. Based on her budget and needs, I walk her over to the Nikon "aisle" and point out the D3100 behind the counter. And just like that, she tells the sales guy she wants to buy it! She doesn't even try the camera out! She just buys it based solely on my recommendation! After all these years the Niko Doby charm still sparkles in my eyes! *twinkle, twinkle* ;^)

That's a good story, Niko. All those newbie camera threads are giving you practice for your future in sales... ;-)

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Michael DeRose

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I think we should call you Father NikoDoby now. You have saved one of the truly damned and returned them to the Great Nikon flock.

On a side note, i did something like that as well at Target (a US store) They tried to sell her the Canon t1i, with kit lens, for 750 dollars... when i said something the sales ASSoicate (see what i did there? lol) said that he has shot Kodak Polaroids for 20 years and knows how to use the film developer machine at the front of the store, and he said "therefore i know more then you do." I just told the woman that this is two models old and that if she wanted something that was not an overpriced toy camera to go and get a nikon at the local camera shop.

Oh, and @nikodoby i only get to use my mother's van when im their house :p Its not an everyday thing.

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Michael DeRose said:
I think we should call you Father NikoDoby now.

- I am your father Luke..
- Noooo!

Sorry, had to quote that. ;-)

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Michael DeRose said:I think we should call you Father NikoDoby now.

"Father"? Damn, right back to the pedophile talk again.

I originally went with Nikon because I have several affiliations with the Sports Optics Division. I've been shooting now for about a year and a half, mostly birds. I've been doing my homework on equipment and I'm seeing some things that appear very consistently when comparing Nikon and Canon.

First, it appears that Canon made a dash for megapixels while Nikon worked on noise. While there had been times I wish my D90 had a bit more MP (all gone now that I own a D7000), I've compared some of my photos to people shooting Canon next to me and the images just don't stack up when ISO starts rising above 400, something not at all uncommon when photographing birds.

Second, Canon seems to have some real QC problems. I see rate of repair posts that seem to show Canon having a real issue here. And did the 5D II really have the mirror box falling out in some cameras? Man, and I see people whining about the D7000 having a few hot pixels when doing a long exposure of the inside of their lens caps!

Finally, it sounds like Canon doesn't really stack up compared to Nikon in the AF department. When photographing birds, this is pretty crucial.

On the flip side, Canon has done a much better job of supplying updated consumer priced lenses for nature and sports photographers. Nikon desperately needs updates to the 300mm f/4 and the 80-400 f4.5/4.6, both of which I own. And there seems to be a real demand for a 400mm f/5.6, though that one doesn't concern me because I'd rather have the 300mm f/4 and TC1.4 combo for more flexibility. I almost always have the TC on, but the times I didn't I was glad I could back off.

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Michael DeRose

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PAG said:
"Father"? Damn, right back to the pedophile talk again.

I meant that in the pastoral sense. :)

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