Quote Originally Posted by wickerprints


I've never liked Nikon's layout or user interface. It's a pain to change settings, whereas I was pretty much ready to go within a minute of unboxing my 5D2.


Yeah, I've always been a simplicity guy. I want things intuitive and simple and that is what I found Canon to be. I am also a guy that love to hear about lenses or bodies that have character, the intangibles that can be pinned down to techie specs. Like when you hear people talk about the 35 1.4, 85 1.2, the 135 2.0, the 70-200 2.8 IS or the 400 2.8. It seems these lenses just have mystique to them and the images have something special.


I remember looking at images a photographer supplied us with out of the 5D mkI some years ago. They were so different looking than anything I had seen out of a digital camera. It made me want a 5D so bad, even when the 5DII was announced I almost wanted the mkI because I was afraid the mkII wouldn't have the same magic. I did get the mkII and realized the magic carried over.


I have witness the magic of the 35L and the 70-200 2.8 IS first hand and am looking for to the same euphoria the 85 1.2 will bring some day.


I doubt I will ever depart from the character I have discovered in these Canon items. I look for character not perfection.