Last weekend, a couple of friends and I went to the Infineon racetrack to photograph the IndyCar Grand Prix of Sonoma. Both of my friends showed up with sparkling new Nikon D300’s — one recently upgraded from a D200, one switched from a Canon 20D.
Of course, the debate ensued whether to switch from Canon to Nikon, especially given Nikon’s recent release of great full-frame cameras (D3, D700) and Canon’s (almost unbelievably) continued absence of a successor to the now 3-year-old 5D. My position in the debate: No, I would not, even if all my gear was stolen tomorrow and I had to start from scratch again. The reason: Canon 24-105/f4 L IS and Canon 70-200/f4 L IS. I use these two lenses for at least 90% of my photography (in fact, I shot more than 2000 images at Infineon with just one lens – the 70-200/f4 L IS) While Nikon offers great f2.8 lenses, these are too big, bulky and expensive for my taste. I gladly trade one stop of lens speed for less weight. And Nikon does not have equivalent f4 lenses.
So the answer remains a solid “no”: I would not switch from Canon to Nikon and would not even consider switching unless they introduce a line of f4 VR lenses.
Below is a shot of Helio Castroneves during qualifying where he captured the pole. He went on to win the Grand Prix the next day. Canon 5D, 70-200/f4 L IS at 200mm, 1/200 sec at f/16, ISO 100.
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