{"id":122,"date":"2004-08-04T11:15:21","date_gmt":"2004-08-04T03:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog2\/http:\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog2\/archives\/2004\/08\/2004_08_04_1115.php"},"modified":"2004-08-04T11:15:21","modified_gmt":"2004-08-04T03:15:21","slug":"sucker-for-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/archives\/2004\/08\/04\/sucker-for-innovation","title":{"rendered":"Sucker for innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve made a grave mistake<\/strong> in visiting the following product pages:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/web.canon.jp\/Imaging\/eos1dm2\/swf\/flash.html<\/a>\nhttp:\/\/www.manfrotto.com\/neotec\/default.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

God knows how fragile I am when it comes to geeky cool stuff, why does He toy with my emotions… =)<\/p>\n\n

“Canon EOS 1D MarkII”<\/p>\n

“Canon EOS 10D”<\/p>\n

“Canon EOS 300D \/ Digital Rebel”<\/p>\n

“Bogen\/Manfrotto Neotec mono\/tripod series”<\/p>\n

“Manfrotto 682 self-standing monopod”<\/p>\n

“Wasia 300D firmware hack”<\/p>\n

Canon EOS 1D MarkII<\/a><\/h2>\n

At $4,500 (body only), The Canon 1D MarkII<\/a> is just a wet-dream for now. I’m still at a hobbyist level. I know my limits. I’ll probably get it when I’m a more accomplished photgrapher who can recover costs with projects. Of course that doesnt erase the possibility of just having the extra cash lying around (AS IF!!!) – or someone giving it to me as a gift.<\/p>\n

There’s been a lot of talk on how to balance your needs in photography – considering the prices of the gear. The popular compromise is to get a good lens with a decent body. Because ultimately it’s the lens that dictates the sharpness (unless you really have a lousy body) and the skill of the photographer which makes the shots great.<\/p>\n

Very true, especially if you’re comparing camera bodies like the 300D<\/a> and the 10D<\/a>, since both have very little difference (especially after the russian firmware hack<\/a>) So the price difference makes it a no brainer for some people (including myself)<\/p>\n

However comparing features of the 300D<\/a> (or any other camera as of the moment) and the MarkII<\/a>, you can’t help but notice a whole lot that you’re missing. There’s a difference between working around<\/em> stuff to achieve the results you want, to having full control.<\/em> And that’s what the MarkII<\/a> gives its users.<\/p>\n

But again, thank God for the ridiculous price – as it prevents me obliterating my 300D<\/a> with a sledgehammer. The Rebel<\/a> is indeed the best bang for buck, but God help me if\/when the MarkII<\/a> gets into the sub 2kUSD pricepoint.<\/p>\n

There’s also the issue of some features I’ve yet to see. I’ve always wanted eye-calibrated AF-point selection. The older analog<\/em> SLRs have it. But the wise people at Canon decided to take them out of the newer (or digital) models. They say it’s because a lot of people complain that the tracking mechanism is faulty – which is fair enough. But at least have it as an option that can be disabled. I for one never had problems using my brothers eye-calibrated cam. So a considerable number of us have use<\/em> for the feature.<\/p>\n

Anyways, even the newest MarkII<\/a> doesn’t have it yet. But rumors have it that the successors of even the 300D<\/a> might incorporate it again. So I’ll be patient for now.<\/p>\n

Bogen\/Manfrotto Neotec Monopod\/Tripods<\/a><\/h2>\n

Unfortunately (or fortunately – depends how you look at it really), I can help myself with these babies. Quite steep on the price, but very useful nonetheless. I’m discerning wether it’s worth the investment as I type this. I’ll probably have a decision by the week’s end.<\/p>\n

You know how I love efficiency, and these support systems are a perfect example of such. Anyone who has used tripods\/monopods know the frustration of wasting valuable time while we set up our sticks\/legs.<\/p>\n

I’ve been meaning to get both, but after Nono<\/a> was arguing wether $500 was worth the investment. I’ll probably just get the tripod for now (if I decide to get it). I have my monopod<\/a> here, which still has its hassles (noisy NOISY), but a monopod nonetheless.<\/p>\n

**UPDATE**<\/center>\n

After a healthy debate with Nono<\/a>, I’m now leaning towards a Neotec monopod.<\/em> It’s much cheaper, plus I get to test the feature of the Neotec series either way. If I feel that the feature is something worth investing on, then I could get the tripod too.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve made a grave mistake in visiting the following product pages: http:\/\/web.canon.jp\/Imaging\/eos1dm2\/swf\/flash.html http:\/\/www.manfrotto.com\/neotec\/default.htm God knows how fragile I am when it comes to geeky cool stuff, why does He toy with my emotions… =)<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12],"tags":[17,35,740,783,820],"class_list":["post-122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photography","tag-10d","tag-300d","tag-mark2","tag-monopod","tag-neotec"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}