Ok, so as long as Bob Dylan doesn’t care if I used a line from one of my favorite songs I am good and the blog will remain up and running 
But really times are changing around here for me and this blog. Many things have been in flux as of the last few days and the main one (and might I add the most controversial) was me making a switch to Nikon from Canon.
I got some hater mail as I might of expect, but you know what, I don’t care. A lot of people asked me why, and my only response is why not? I have had a great opportunity to use both camera systems and they are both great, but there is something more with Nikons as of late that truly seems to make it a more useful tool for me to use in the path that my photography is taking me. One thing I was reminded of when I tossed a tweet out over the weekend saying I was switching was something that my friends Ray and Mark started discussing and that was, it isn’t the equipment that make the photograph it is the person behind the camera. They are absolutely right and I completely agree. The camera is a means to an end and that is it, the person peering through the viewfinder is the art and emotion that will make the image. So with that I will end this quick little post with one final note: I will still be shooting with Canon for my Life @ 50 project. I still have a love for the system that I have used for the last 7 years and I don’t think I will ever give up that little 20D and my 50f1.8.
Shot above captured with Nikon D3 24-27f2.8 on Lexar digital film
Update: Do to a great phase from Sabrina I decided to whip this up… Enjoy
6 Responses to “The times they are a changing”
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I’ll think of you as cambidextrous, Josh!
In all seriousness, Mark and Ray make an excellent point and as you start to post your images, we are just going to enjoy them without even thinking about the camera brand.
Thanks Sabrina, I think that needs to be a t-shirt
I second Sabrina, when I and most reader of your look at work, all we will see and NEED to know is “Do we like them”. As for me that is how I except all the blogs that I enjoy each day.
Let our eyes be the judge, not the brand…
Choosing a camera brand is strictly personal preference. For someone to get upset because you switched brands of cameras is as silly as getting upset if you switched brands of deodorant.
I also switched from Canon to Nikon as you did – the feel and design of their cameras suit me better and their new lenses are amazing. Good luck.
I can’t believe you got hate mail over switching a brand of camera. It’s a tool. My old film cameras were Olympus, but I didn’t bat an eye when I picked up my first Nikon. It’s not like the vendor is married to me.
Before the D3, I was seriously considering switching from Nikon to Canon for full-frame and better high ISO capabilities. Now the pendulum swings the other way. At some point, it’ll swing another direction.
Hey Everyone, Just wanted to say thanks for the support on this. It was a bit crazy although I didn’t expect it to be. Hope you all enjoy the images to come.