I have always wished I had a live view on my D70. Too bad the economy is shit and I'm not getting as much work these days because I want want want this camera.
Very useful getting low angle shots. Especially, say, of something like geese. Geese poop a lot, and all over the place, and i guess if I were a professional photographer I would've just sprawled out on that goose poop. Instead, I used live view. So, in summary- Live view saves you from getting goose poop on yourself.
"the world's first DSLR to capture 720p HD movie footage" LOL it's a gimic either way. Even so on the Nikon poorly executed as most reviews have said the video quality of the 90D is horrific while the 5D Mk II takes very nice 1080P footage (again a gimic but cool still)...
Nikon cameras have more usability features, but Canon focuses their efforts on the sensor. Back in the film days I was strictly a Nikon guy. In the digital realm Canon trumps Nikon. The three most important features of a camera are the lens, the photog, and the film/sensor... You can change 2 of those after the fact (i.e. use a adapters to get your fav lenses on you fav body) but the sensor, your stuck with-it. This is where Canon trumps Nikon big time and most online reviews agree with this point.
One area that I can't understand Canon neglects is on weather sealing in the prosumer models. I only buy prosumer for the "family point and shoot SLR" as they have built in flash, but even so weather sealing is not that big a deal so kudos to Nikon in that area.
Nikon only just started using CMOS to reduce noise in the D300... When it came out I considered jumping ship, but after using a D300 in the field for 6 months I was not as happy with it's higher noise compared to the family's Canon 30D and in camera settings adjusted. I've also used the D3, and again Canon's 1Ds blows it away.
I'll continue to stick with Canon for the time being and use the money I save over the comparable Nikon to upgrade to CS4...
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Wait... why would you even want a live-view display on an SLR??
Because there's some times where it's impossible to look through a viewfinder.
Although since you're Bendy, I suppose that you're more flexible than I am.
"Wait... why would you even want a live-view display on an SLR??"
Well, first of all, Ashton Kutcher backs this camera. He's pro.
I have always wished I had a live view on my D70. Too bad the economy is shit and I'm not getting as much work these days because I want want want this camera.
I'm not particular interested in live view myself, but it can be helpful in composition when using auto focus. It's not that useful with manual focus.
Very useful getting low angle shots. Especially, say, of something like geese. Geese poop a lot, and all over the place, and i guess if I were a professional photographer I would've just sprawled out on that goose poop. Instead, I used live view. So, in summary- Live view saves you from getting goose poop on yourself.
Why would you want live view? For pictures like this:
http://flickr.com/photos/egarc2/2854557389/
"the world's first DSLR to capture 720p HD movie footage" LOL it's a gimic either way. Even so on the Nikon poorly executed as most reviews have said the video quality of the 90D is horrific while the 5D Mk II takes very nice 1080P footage (again a gimic but cool still)...
Nikon cameras have more usability features, but Canon focuses their efforts on the sensor. Back in the film days I was strictly a Nikon guy. In the digital realm Canon trumps Nikon. The three most important features of a camera are the lens, the photog, and the film/sensor... You can change 2 of those after the fact (i.e. use a adapters to get your fav lenses on you fav body) but the sensor, your stuck with-it. This is where Canon trumps Nikon big time and most online reviews agree with this point.
One area that I can't understand Canon neglects is on weather sealing in the prosumer models. I only buy prosumer for the "family point and shoot SLR" as they have built in flash, but even so weather sealing is not that big a deal so kudos to Nikon in that area.
Nikon only just started using CMOS to reduce noise in the D300... When it came out I considered jumping ship, but after using a D300 in the field for 6 months I was not as happy with it's higher noise compared to the family's Canon 30D and in camera settings adjusted. I've also used the D3, and again Canon's 1Ds blows it away.
I'll continue to stick with Canon for the time being and use the money I save over the comparable Nikon to upgrade to CS4...