I mean, we get along great, we've been together for 4 years now, but well... Its just that lately you haven't been living up to my expectations. Its not for a lack of trying, but it just isn't cutting it. You do a great job at lots of things, but just not the things I need right now. It's not you, its me.
I hope we can still be friends. I think we can still hang out together, I mean we know a lot of the same people and I still think you're lots of fun, but i've found another.
That's right. I've decided to make a major change. I've thought about switching to Canon before, but I stuck with Nikon. As time has progressed so have both companies, but one way beyond the other. I find myself doing more and more video work and projects. Nikon hasn't been able to keep up with the competition and I've outgrown the limitations of my Nikon's video.
As I write this, I'm in the process of making the transition. I'm selling my Nikon equipment on Ebay. Right now I'm only selling a few lenses. At this point I can't afford to outright by the new Canon equipment. I'm first selling a few lenses in order to pay for a Canon 60D and 18-135 IS kit lens. Now, I normally frown upon kit lenses, however this will be the only zoom I am getting (to start with) and will be very useful as a simple walk-around lens.
Once I get the 60D and lens I will sell my remaining equipment. In replacement I am getting a Canon 60D, 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6, 24mm f/2.8, 50mm f/1.4, and 135mm f/2.0 (yeah, that's a 135/2 baby!). This will cover all of my needs for the time. Then I can begin to build my collection back up.
One of the major reasons I've decided to do this is thinking into the future. Canon, like Nikon, makes excellent still cameras. I will be losing very, very little functionality by making this switch. However I will be gaining much needed versatility as a video camera. Manual exposure, manual audio levels, swivel screen, variable frame rates - all things my Nikon can't do. Now, as Dr. Brown would say, back to the future - it is inevitable that Canon, with their decades of video experience, that they will within the next 2 years produce an APS-C sized sensor in a video camera with an interchangeable EOS lens mount.
With all of these factors in mind, I have made the decision to switch to Canon. Like it or Love it, I'm doing it.
