{"id":13695,"date":"2011-02-05T12:28:29","date_gmt":"2011-02-05T11:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/?p=13695"},"modified":"2011-02-05T12:28:29","modified_gmt":"2011-02-05T11:28:29","slug":"canon-nikon-sony-pentax-olympus-leica-panasonic-lumix-samsungetc-which-brand-are-you-using","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/photography\/canon-nikon-sony-pentax-olympus-leica-panasonic-lumix-samsungetc-which-brand-are-you-using\/","title":{"rendered":"Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax, Olympus, Leica, Panasonic, Lumix, Samsung,etc. Which Brands are You Using?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Which Brands are You?<\/strong><\/span>
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Camera Brands<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nI would love to hear from all of our loyal readers.\u00a0 Tell us which brand of digital camera you decided to purchase whether a compact or DSLR and which model.\u00a0 Tell us what was the reason for your purchase and your impressions.
\nYou can comment directly on this blog post or send your answers to: info@benjaminkanarekblog.com<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe person with the best answers (in our opinion) will be posted on Benjamin Kanarek Blog.\u00a0 The winners will also have an opportunity to choose up to 5 of their favorite images that they captured featured on BK Blog as well.
\nCan’t wait to hear from you all…<\/strong>
\nE-Mail Responses & Comments Below:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Marcie Cobbaert, Wrote:
\nHi Ben,
\nI purchased a Canon 5D Mark II for several reasons.\u00a0 It was an upgrade from the Rebel XSi, my start up camera.\u00a0 The 5D Mark II gave me the\u00a0 ability to shoot in lower light.\u00a0 I wanted a full frame camera and one that I could use with my existing lens.\u00a0 With the HD video capability and a market that is showing demand for video, this camera was the natural step up.\u00a0 Canon has always given me rich colors.\u00a0 I know where the buttons are and more importantly, if a brand has been reliable why switch to another brand, customer loyalty I suppose.
\nI’ve never felt the need to debate Nikon versus Canon. Simply put, I’ve never shot with a Nikon and lets face it, photography is expensive investment and a full time struggle. Many of us have sacrificed a great deal to pursue this passion full time & don’t have the luxury of switching gear just to see if it’s better.\u00a0 I’ve never been one to occupy my time talking about gear, great images come from a good eye, good style and an active imagination more than the gear itself.\u00a0 My lens are more important to me than the actual camera body.\u00a0 I’ve noticed that the majority of people that spend their time talking about gear, (I refer to them as ‘gear sluts’), don’t typically take good images.\u00a0 There is nothing more humorous than seeing someone write pages of technical advice only to visit their online portfolio and see mountains of cheesy bad images.
\nBe Well,
\nMarcie Cobbaert
\nPhotographer
\nhttp:\/\/www.marciecobbaert.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lai Gen from Brazil wrote:
\nI’m from Brazil and I’m using a SAMSUNG ST5500 with Dnla, Wi-fi and Bluetooth to send it to e-mails and facebook.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Which Brands are You? I would love to hear from all of our loyal readers.\u00a0 Tell us which brand of digital camera you decided to purchase whether a compact or DSLR and which model.\u00a0 Tell us what was the reason for your purchase and your impressions. You can comment directly on this blog post or send your answers to: info@benjaminkanarekblog.com The person with the best answers (in our opinion) will be posted on Benjamin Kanarek Blog.\u00a0 The winners will also […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[37,168],"tags":[714,763,879,717,764,880,718,800,765],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/camera-brands-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paG8MM-3yT","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13733,"url":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/photography\/the-benjamin-kanarek-blog-2010-camera-lens-favorites-part-3\/","url_meta":{"origin":13695,"position":0},"title":"The Benjamin Kanarek Blog 2010 Camera Lens Favorites Part 3 Updated","author":"Benjamin Kanarek","date":"February 6, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"My Favorite Fixed Focal Length Lenses It is enough of a challenge to choose your favorite zoom lenses, but to have to choose only one fixed focal length lens from each brand is an exercise in decision making that most would find difficult to make. 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