Canon Celebrates 12th Straight Year of No.1 Share of Global ILC Market

[sanj]

How is this possible with this crap Canon sensors/bodies, Sony is soooo much better in every way...

Why haven't you switched - serious question, not a cheap shot. Cost or does canon offer some benefits such as range of lenses that does not?

Or should I read you smily face as a wink?

He is joking....

 

[fragilesi]

I don't buy the argument that Canon is somehow withholding the feature – that's just nonsense. I also don't think it has anything to do with protecting their repair business – Most repair facilities are run at cost or even at a loss, so anything that might reduce the volume would be seen as desirable.

I do, however, believe that Canon would not implement the technology until it is perfected, simple and reliable and I suspect that takes more time and research than people here imagine.

Spot on. In fact I suspect it's more to do with making it idiot proof so that they don't get swamped with people who have made errors in the process and are now convinced their camera / lens is faulty. You can imagine the number of "But it looks fine on my friend's camera" incidents they would get!

 

[fragilesi]

Incorrect! I am incapable? Me?? I was the one to who offered peace. But you did not bother to respond. I still want to make peace. Hope you do too. Really hope you do. But if you think it is below you to make peace, it will be indeed sad. I never called you any names - I just said: "You seriously think that them improving technology for betterment of photography and ease of photography is a bad thing? Is it all only about sales for you? I find this mentality so regressive."

Do note: I did not say YOU were regressive, just that that kind of mentality is. I hope you can see the difference.

sanj, don't want to get caught in the crossfire. I see the distinction you are trying to make but in ending the question with "you" and then going on to say that you find "this mentality so regressive." You are at best being very disparaging and there is high potential for worse implications being construed. It's at least a fairly aggressive way to describe someone's argument. Food for thought?

On the particular point though you do have to take sales / profit into account, without them we don't get any cameras.

 

[neuroanatomist]

Neuro. Peace.
Lets forget and move on.

Yikes, that's a creepy picture!

That is what Mr. Rude calls me.

It seems you are incapable of any of those. How sad.

Incorrect! I am incapable? Me?? I was the one to who offered peace. But you did not bother to respond. I still want to make peace.

Yes, you were the one who suggested we 'forget and move on'...and that was what I did. Apparently you were expecting a response, and when you did not receive one by the next day, you chose to insult me. Now you're back to calling for 'peace', despite behavior which clearly contradicts that attitude.

As for 'Pollyanna', that connotes an eternal optimist who always sees the best side of things...to the point of naïveté. While I acknowledge and apologize for the negative connotation with immaturity, I'd argue that the concept applies to anyone who believes that diversified corporations that make camera gear do so 'for the betterment of photography', or that oil companies extract the Earth's natural resources to 'help people get where they want to go,' etc. Corporations are about making money, and as another literary Pollyanna implied, the leopard shall not change his spots.

I'm going back to forgetting and moving on, hopefully you can do the same this time.

 

[sanj]

Done mate.

 

[Foxdude]

How is this possible with this crap Canon sensors/bodies, Sony is soooo much better in every way...

Why haven't you switched - serious question, not a cheap shot. Cost or does canon offer some benefits such as range of lenses that does not?

Or should I read you smily face as a wink?

Yes, I was joking. It was sarcasm.
Seriously, I'm really satisfied with my Canon gear. Not even thinking switching.