Nikon is on the rise with the z series, it's a fantastic camera system. However they were late to the game with mirrorless. Canon and Sony had fantastic entries and we're gaining huge popularity with their new systems. Nikons sales were dropping but that was because they just didn't have any good entries for the newer rising market of mirrorless.
@@jeffreysproule Sounds accurate but we've moved on. 5 years later, that isn't news. Just baiting people for views with old nonsense, while a more current title would be "The Rise of Nikon." First and last watch for me.
@ko300zx I'm speaking more on the fact that nikon has become the butt of a joke, it's nonsense because they're great cameras, however still, they've been the punching bag of camera community. The brand people like to joke about. It's a shame. Perhaps, ill do a follow up video with the rise of Nikon, since the Z series has some great cameras.
I have the Nikon ZF and I absolutely love it. The JPEGs coming out of the camera are fantastic and I share them quickly to my family when we have gatherings. I recently picked up the refurbished Z7 II from the Nikon store on discount for $1,300 USD after taxes for portrait shooting. The performance of 45MP sensor is exceptional and it's a great addition to have. Yes, Nikon made the big mistake in not adapting to mirrorless cameras sooner. Fortunately, they have been on the rise since the introduction of the Z9 and with the acquisition of Red, things are looking great for them.
The z series have some amazing capabilities, and like you said, the 45mp sensor is awesome. I tend to reframe my photos, and a higher mp sensor is a god send for that. I'm excited to see what comes next! Thanks so much for watching!
Ironically Nikon manufactured its F3 for 20 years. Made legendary cameras. 30% of professionals still use DSLR'S. Also Nikon never gave much interest in ASP-C cameras. Failed delivery of DX lenses. No Ibis bodies. Mirrorless is now hybrid madness. Bells and whistles.
I do mention in the video that nikons first entries into the mirrorless market were lacking. The competition had more favorable entries. By the time they caught up it seems as though it was too late, and in the consumer market even a couple of months can be detrimental. Thanks for watching!
Only RUclipsrs and social media people hate Nikon, professionals know Nikon has always been amazing, just because it started badly with mirrorless, it doesnt take away from Nikon and its quality, fast forward a few years later, we are back and better than most in many areas :) there was never a "fall", it was all these RUclipsrs who decided to make Sony and Canon the top dogs because they were doing well at the beginning of mirrorless area... Not everything that is popular is always better :)
Plus Nikon was doing great with the D850 at the time when mirrorless came around, so they could not just switch to mirrorless, and Sony and Canon has bigger pockets so, they could just take that risk, not all companies can just make a risky business move.
I do agree, as someone who consumes all of the videos online about different camera brands from youtubers and social media people, i often times forget that these youtubers and influences arnt the entire market. There's professionals that use these cameras outside of social media, the problem is the social media people have the loudest voices. Thanks so much for watching!
It wasn't the influencers who decide what to sell, it was the brands. It was quite obvious that even when i started to take interest in photography in 2007 Sony was the company who put the most cash into their marketing. Best displays in stores, staff had cuts from Sony deals, connecting with TV "stars" and then the whole campaign of NEX bodies followed by A7 lineup. At first these cameras were hot garbage, but if they paid you for reviews or gave you cameras for free, sure they had their media coverage in a good shape. It's kinda mindblowing how hard it's to have Canon or Nikon sponsorship, compared to Sony. I had it in 2013 when i've worked in fashion.
It’s a cycle and today it all seems to indicate that Nikon is rapidly rising while Canon is falling. The “fall” of Nikon has been over for a long time now.
I have been shooting Nikon professionally since the late 1960s. It took too long for Nikon to introduce full-frame digital cameras. While I waited for Nikon to produce what I needed, I began shooting Fuji APS-C digital cameras. Now it is too late for me to return to Nikon.
As a Canon shooter i really can't say they're aren't up to Canon. They delayed a while with their transition to mirrorless but now they are up to Canon and Sony once again. Nikon had a superb lineup of dslrs. The Z9, Z8, Z6iii and others are just as or even better than the other brands.
Alot of it came down to marketing, a good portion of it (I believe, my opinion) was that sony and canon really marketed to younger buyers and in the online world and their voice is the loudest. You could have the best cameras but if the marketing is off you will fall off. Thanks so much for watching!
Exactly, the lenses and body's are popping up more on the used market, and really when it comes down to it they're all great cameras, and more importantly it's the person behind the camera that makes the photo. Thanks for watching I really appreciate it 😊
To me ain't nothing happened to Nikon. When I started photography in college in the late 70's and early 80's, I knew Nikon was the gold standard during that time. I wanted one badly. I had to settle for a Minolta XG-1. It held it's own in my class while the other students were shooting Canon A series and Nikon F series cameras. Fast forward to 2019 when I retired from the US Postal Service, I finally got my very first Nikon, the D3500. Yeah it's a DX format ASP-C camera but I love my Nikon and my photos are great. Now I'm looking for that Nikon film camera that I always wanted... ...the Nikon FE. Whether film, digital or mirrorless in my opinion Nikon is still the gold standard. Enough said. 📷
I loved my nikon, I just switched because there was more used gear where I live. Lots of highschool kids selling their stuff because "they grew out of it" lol. Thanks for watching!
A lot people quick to defend Nikon, but we can’t sugarcoat the fact that they got steamrolled by Canon and Sony. My first DSLR was a Nikon (D5300, which I still have for shooting wildlife) - amazing camera and great bang for buck, but had atrocious live view af, which meant that it wasn’t great for amateur video and for using the articulating lcd for awkward shots. It just meant that Nikon ended up being photo only while Canon and Sony knew that the future was photo and video. I’m so glad Nikon is still around, and those ultra fast 45MP sensors on the Z8/Z9 are amazing (I will totally get one once the price of those get down to a reasonable amount); but it’s an uphill battle to get back to where they were, and on an ever shrinking market. I hope they bring to market a Z replacement to the D500 with a similar fast aps-c e shutter only sensor. Great video, I thought it was well balanced and shares the same hope I have of a Nikon comeback
I agree, it's an uphill battle for them, but I'm excited to see what they come up with next! i remember having issues with autofocus as well back when i had one. obviously it wasn't an issue for photo but i also used to use it for video (pre-youtube). Thanks so much for watching!
Oh boy, the clickbatiest of clickbait titles I've seen from a photography channel in a long time. But hey it works. You got a comment from me. Nikon has been doing pretty damn well the last couple years after being late to the (serious) mirrorless game. Hardly too late. Apple is never first to anything, but they tend to do most things well when they do - which is a huge part of their success. The Z9 and Z8 both won ESIA camera of the year awards for their respective years back to back. They just bought RED and are entering the cinema sphere pretty hard. I think they're going to be just fine.
Nicely done video. On flickr Nikon cameras come up frequently with their Z series showing more often. I'm quite happy with my Nikon kit and don't have the resources to switch to mirrorless.
I loved my nikon camera, but I found on kijiji and craigslist all the lenses were for Canon. That's pretty much what swayed my desciin at the time. The z series is quite an impression camera line though. Thanks so much for watching!
Do you know why the elderly choose Nikon? because they are smart. I don't think new technologies are good. I need stable, durable, robust. keep long time. I have Sony zv-1. I think it will be easy to be broken. I don't like it after paying a lot of money. I will buy a Nikon.
Nikon is slowly coming back and with the acquisition of red i think they will have some stuff to disrupt the market since we all need competition since that will keep the prices at check
Nikon had superior flash control, better color on the screen monitor. Canon caught up to them and also understood the importance of video and got far ahead of Nikon. Canon also had better User settings. Canon is also better at marketing. The grey color and providing cameras for sports made them easily recognizable on sports fields. People bought what they saw the pros use.
Its nice to see Nikon changing and adapting, however I disagree with you on the Canon aspect. The R5 MKII is a pretty crazy advancement from having auto focus using your eye, stacked sensor, fast tracking with ai. its a cool time to be a fan of cameras. I do wish that they would adapt the global shutter though. thanks for watching!
@@jeffreysproule The eye focus is pretty gimmicky. I tried it out and it didn't work consistently enough to be terribly useful. Global shutters are both not necessary for most users and are too early in their infancy and have too many trade-offs. They are expensive, noisier, lower in dynamic range, and lower in megapixels. They are great for sports, concerts (LED lighting), and shooting flash in bright conditions. They just need to produce better image quality.
Great overview! This definitely is a problem, and it doesn't meant that Nikon makes bad equipment, just that they made a mistake not leading or filling the market as it shifter, Kodak mad the same mistake, and it killed them. Nikon is recovering, and the new cameras are very nice, but this mistake will take time to recover from.
Weird, Canon is falling while Nikon is on the rise. Nice clickbait though.
Nikon is on the rise with the z series, it's a fantastic camera system. However they were late to the game with mirrorless. Canon and Sony had fantastic entries and we're gaining huge popularity with their new systems. Nikons sales were dropping but that was because they just didn't have any good entries for the newer rising market of mirrorless.
@@jeffreysproule yeah but nikon were late to mirrorless but have third party lenses unlike canon
@@jeffreysproule Sounds accurate but we've moved on. 5 years later, that isn't news. Just baiting people for views with old nonsense, while a more current title would be "The Rise of Nikon." First and last watch for me.
@ko300zx I'm speaking more on the fact that nikon has become the butt of a joke, it's nonsense because they're great cameras, however still, they've been the punching bag of camera community. The brand people like to joke about. It's a shame.
Perhaps, ill do a follow up video with the rise of Nikon, since the Z series has some great cameras.
I have the Nikon ZF and I absolutely love it. The JPEGs coming out of the camera are fantastic and I share them quickly to my family when we have gatherings. I recently picked up the refurbished Z7 II from the Nikon store on discount for $1,300 USD after taxes for portrait shooting. The performance of 45MP sensor is exceptional and it's a great addition to have.
Yes, Nikon made the big mistake in not adapting to mirrorless cameras sooner. Fortunately, they have been on the rise since the introduction of the Z9 and with the acquisition of Red, things are looking great for them.
The z series have some amazing capabilities, and like you said, the 45mp sensor is awesome. I tend to reframe my photos, and a higher mp sensor is a god send for that. I'm excited to see what comes next! Thanks so much for watching!
Ironically Nikon manufactured its F3 for 20 years. Made legendary cameras. 30% of professionals still use DSLR'S. Also Nikon never gave much interest in ASP-C cameras. Failed delivery of DX lenses. No Ibis bodies. Mirrorless is now hybrid madness. Bells and whistles.
This video is not accurate.. nikon and canon basically went mirrorless around same time.. months apart
I do mention in the video that nikons first entries into the mirrorless market were lacking. The competition had more favorable entries. By the time they caught up it seems as though it was too late, and in the consumer market even a couple of months can be detrimental. Thanks for watching!
Only RUclipsrs and social media people hate Nikon, professionals know Nikon has always been amazing, just because it started badly with mirrorless, it doesnt take away from Nikon and its quality, fast forward a few years later, we are back and better than most in many areas :) there was never a "fall", it was all these RUclipsrs who decided to make Sony and Canon the top dogs because they were doing well at the beginning of mirrorless area... Not everything that is popular is always better :)
Plus Nikon was doing great with the D850 at the time when mirrorless came around, so they could not just switch to mirrorless, and Sony and Canon has bigger pockets so, they could just take that risk, not all companies can just make a risky business move.
I do agree, as someone who consumes all of the videos online about different camera brands from youtubers and social media people, i often times forget that these youtubers and influences arnt the entire market. There's professionals that use these cameras outside of social media, the problem is the social media people have the loudest voices. Thanks so much for watching!
It wasn't the influencers who decide what to sell, it was the brands. It was quite obvious that even when i started to take interest in photography in 2007 Sony was the company who put the most cash into their marketing. Best displays in stores, staff had cuts from Sony deals, connecting with TV "stars" and then the whole campaign of NEX bodies followed by A7 lineup. At first these cameras were hot garbage, but if they paid you for reviews or gave you cameras for free, sure they had their media coverage in a good shape. It's kinda mindblowing how hard it's to have Canon or Nikon sponsorship, compared to Sony. I had it in 2013 when i've worked in fashion.
It’s a cycle and today it all seems to indicate that Nikon is rapidly rising while Canon is falling. The “fall” of Nikon has been over for a long time now.
I have been shooting Nikon professionally since the late 1960s. It took too long for Nikon to introduce full-frame digital cameras. While I waited for Nikon to produce what I needed, I began shooting Fuji APS-C digital cameras. Now it is too late for me to return to Nikon.
So it seems like it may be a common thing. Fuji makes some really nice camera though, ive thought about getting one. Thanks for watching!
As a Canon shooter i really can't say they're aren't up to Canon. They delayed a while with their transition to mirrorless but now they are up to Canon and Sony once again. Nikon had a superb lineup of dslrs. The Z9, Z8, Z6iii and others are just as or even better than the other brands.
Alot of it came down to marketing, a good portion of it (I believe, my opinion) was that sony and canon really marketed to younger buyers and in the online world and their voice is the loudest. You could have the best cameras but if the marketing is off you will fall off. Thanks so much for watching!
I am ok of people making fun of Nikon if it means I can get some amazing cameras for less.
Exactly, the lenses and body's are popping up more on the used market, and really when it comes down to it they're all great cameras, and more importantly it's the person behind the camera that makes the photo. Thanks for watching I really appreciate it 😊
To me ain't nothing happened to Nikon. When I started photography in college in the late 70's and early 80's, I knew Nikon was the gold standard during that time. I wanted one badly. I had to settle for a Minolta XG-1. It held it's own in my class while the other students were shooting Canon A series and Nikon F series cameras. Fast forward to 2019 when I retired from the US Postal Service, I finally got my very first Nikon, the D3500. Yeah it's a DX format ASP-C camera but I love my Nikon and my photos are great. Now I'm looking for that Nikon film camera that I always wanted...
...the Nikon FE. Whether film, digital or mirrorless in my opinion Nikon is still the gold standard. Enough said. 📷
That's great to hear, I hope you get that Nikon FE! Thanks so much for watching!
i own 5 nikon cameras and 4 nikon lenses, all dslr, and they still get the job done for me.
I loved my nikon, I just switched because there was more used gear where I live. Lots of highschool kids selling their stuff because "they grew out of it" lol. Thanks for watching!
A lot people quick to defend Nikon, but we can’t sugarcoat the fact that they got steamrolled by Canon and Sony. My first DSLR was a Nikon (D5300, which I still have for shooting wildlife) - amazing camera and great bang for buck, but had atrocious live view af, which meant that it wasn’t great for amateur video and for using the articulating lcd for awkward shots. It just meant that Nikon ended up being photo only while Canon and Sony knew that the future was photo and video. I’m so glad Nikon is still around, and those ultra fast 45MP sensors on the Z8/Z9 are amazing (I will totally get one once the price of those get down to a reasonable amount); but it’s an uphill battle to get back to where they were, and on an ever shrinking market. I hope they bring to market a Z replacement to the D500 with a similar fast aps-c e shutter only sensor. Great video, I thought it was well balanced and shares the same hope I have of a Nikon comeback
I agree, it's an uphill battle for them, but I'm excited to see what they come up with next! i remember having issues with autofocus as well back when i had one. obviously it wasn't an issue for photo but i also used to use it for video (pre-youtube). Thanks so much for watching!
Oh boy, the clickbatiest of clickbait titles I've seen from a photography channel in a long time. But hey it works. You got a comment from me.
Nikon has been doing pretty damn well the last couple years after being late to the (serious) mirrorless game. Hardly too late. Apple is never first to anything, but they tend to do most things well when they do - which is a huge part of their success. The Z9 and Z8 both won ESIA camera of the year awards for their respective years back to back. They just bought RED and are entering the cinema sphere pretty hard. I think they're going to be just fine.
Thanks for the comment! I do agree, Nikon is coming back strong.
Nicely done video. On flickr Nikon cameras come up frequently with their Z series showing more often. I'm quite happy with my Nikon kit and don't have the resources to switch to mirrorless.
I loved my nikon camera, but I found on kijiji and craigslist all the lenses were for Canon. That's pretty much what swayed my desciin at the time. The z series is quite an impression camera line though. Thanks so much for watching!
@@jeffreysproule You're welcome.Ever thought of posting on Flickr?
I've never really thought about it, instagram is kind of dead to me so maybe I'll look into it. Any good?
I know nobody who makes fun of Nikon. I have the Zf, Z5, D780 and the exquisite Df. All are great cameras.
I agree, I think Nikon's still making great cameras!
Nikon rocks now, seriously. You're trying to justify bad decisions. Smart people don't make decisions based on memes, HAHAHA
Do you know why the elderly choose Nikon? because they are smart.
I don't think new technologies are good. I need stable, durable, robust. keep long time.
I have Sony zv-1. I think it will be easy to be broken. I don't like it after paying a lot of money.
I will buy a Nikon.
Nikon is slowly coming back and with the acquisition of red i think they will have some stuff to disrupt the market since we all need competition since that will keep the prices at check
I'm excited to see what comes of it! It's an exciting time for cameras. Thanks for watching!
Nikon had superior flash control, better color on the screen monitor. Canon caught up to them and also understood the importance of video and got far ahead of Nikon. Canon also had better User settings. Canon is also better at marketing. The grey color and providing cameras for sports made them easily recognizable on sports fields. People bought what they saw the pros use.
Very well put, the shift to mirrorless has been a very interesting thing to witness. Thanks so much for watching, and for your input!
Well put together video, Jeff!
Awesome job😃
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching Age!
The timing of this video is so backwards. Canon is failing to do anything innovative, and Nikon actually is, and people are noticing.
Its nice to see Nikon changing and adapting, however I disagree with you on the Canon aspect. The R5 MKII is a pretty crazy advancement from having auto focus using your eye, stacked sensor, fast tracking with ai. its a cool time to be a fan of cameras. I do wish that they would adapt the global shutter though. thanks for watching!
@@jeffreysproule The eye focus is pretty gimmicky. I tried it out and it didn't work consistently enough to be terribly useful. Global shutters are both not necessary for most users and are too early in their infancy and have too many trade-offs. They are expensive, noisier, lower in dynamic range, and lower in megapixels. They are great for sports, concerts (LED lighting), and shooting flash in bright conditions. They just need to produce better image quality.
Great overview! This definitely is a problem, and it doesn't meant that Nikon makes bad equipment, just that they made a mistake not leading or filling the market as it shifter, Kodak mad the same mistake, and it killed them.
Nikon is recovering, and the new cameras are very nice, but this mistake will take time to recover from.
Couldn't agree more, it's sad to see kodak where it is, but hey what can you do. I really appreciate your input, thanks so much for watching!