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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Rod Lawton

How did I end up with a Canon system when I didn’t really like Canon cameras?

Canon EOS R8 Camera.

I now use my Canon gear for all sorts of work-related photography for reviews, hands-on product shots, YouTube videos, and even recording my travels. My system has grown as my needs have changed and expanded and it’s probably about as effective a setup as I could get at this price for what I do, regardless of all the fine qualities of rival Sony, Panasonic, and Nikon systems.

But if you’d asked me at the start what my ideal full-frame system would be, I certainly wouldn’t have said Canon. I have no particular bias against Canon, but the best Sony lenses are stellar – and there are so many more of them – while Panasonic has high-end video features, Nikon is a brand I’ve known and trusted for years, and all three have in-body stabilization, which my EOS R8 does not. 

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