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08/09/2004 07:14:16 AM · #1 |
I was curious about something...What camera tends to win at DPC most often? So I went through the archives since Feb 2, 2004 coming forward and counted model by model. In all, I tallied the winning cameras (1st, 2nd and 3rd place) of 55 different challenges.
Here are the results...
Canon 10D = 36
Canon 300D = 27
Nikon D100 = 14
Nikon D70 = 11
Coolpix 4500= 9
Finepix S602z= 8
Sony f717/f828= 5
Canon EOS D60 = 4
Sony DSC-F707 = 4
Powershot G5 = 3
Everything else was only 2 or 1 so I didn't bother listing. I hope you find this as interesting as I did.
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08/09/2004 07:23:01 AM · #2 |
I would like to see that adjusted to ownership of the cameras. Aren't the 10D and 300D most popular cameras here? :)
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08/09/2004 07:27:26 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by jonr:
I would like to see that adjusted to ownership of the cameras. Aren't the 10D and 300D most popular cameras here? :) |
Have you seen a good NASCAR racer picking Hyundai or KIA ? |
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08/09/2004 07:40:04 AM · #4 |
Wins per camera:
Sony f717/f828 = 0.0071
Sony DSC-F707 = 0.0089
Canon EOS D60 = 0.0124
Powershot G5 = 0.0131
Finepix S602z = 0.0169
Canon 300D = 0.0199
Nikon D100 = 0.0251
Nikon D70 = 0.0271
Canon 10D = 0.035
Coolpix 4500 = 0.0463
Not really sure what that shows. Take a camera with two owners that arbitrarily win one challenge and they beat all of those above. |
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08/09/2004 07:51:40 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by pitsaman:
Originally posted by jonr:
I would like to see that adjusted to ownership of the cameras. Aren't the 10D and 300D most popular cameras here? :) |
Have you seen a good NASCAR racer picking Hyundai or KIA ? |
good point
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08/09/2004 07:57:34 AM · #6 |
A flawed point, of course. The Minolta F100 has 4 winners from 32 users. Which makes it, by these statistics, by streets the most effective camera.
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08/09/2004 08:09:40 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by PaulMdx:
Wins per camera:
Sony f717/f828 = 0.0071
Sony DSC-F707 = 0.0089
Canon EOS D60 = 0.0124
Powershot G5 = 0.0131
Finepix S602z = 0.0169
Canon 300D = 0.0199
Nikon D100 = 0.0251
Nikon D70 = 0.0271
Canon 10D = 0.035
Coolpix 4500 = 0.0463
Not really sure what that shows. Take a camera with two owners that arbitrarily win one challenge and they beat all of those above. |
Not sure how you got this but to be a true indication wouldn't you have to calculate the cameras used in each challenge, if this is how you did it please disregard. |
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08/09/2004 08:12:30 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by keegbow:
Not sure how you got this but to be a true indication wouldn't you have to calculate the cameras used in each challenge, if this is how you did it please disregard. |
No, it was just Wins / Owners. As I said, the results are fairly abritrary as far as I can see. |
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08/09/2004 09:05:13 AM · #9 |
| Take this anyway you want to but while we are talking stats i noticed seven out of the top ten images in Macro IV were taken with a Canon EOS 10D, interesting. |
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08/09/2004 09:08:43 AM · #10 |
| my answer would be 'the one with the best photographer behind it that has the most interesting idea and executes on it' |
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08/09/2004 09:16:11 AM · #11 |
This is like wondering which pots and pans are most successful in a cooking competition. The equipment doesn't win. It's the chef.
Message edited by author 2004-08-09 09:16:29. |
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08/09/2004 09:24:24 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by pitsaman:
Originally posted by jonr:
I would like to see that adjusted to ownership of the cameras. Aren't the 10D and 300D most popular cameras here? :) |
Have you seen a good NASCAR racer picking Hyundai or KIA ? |
I would never consider a NASCAR racer to be anything close to a daily driver. Have you looked at a NASCAR racer recently? All you really have is a basic shape that slightly resembles a daily driver from one of the Big Three.
If Hyundai or KIA was willing to pay enough I am positive that some NASCAR driver would use a Hyundai or KIA bodyshape with a specially designed Hyundia or KIA engine block. Heck, just for the notoriety I would consider learning how to drive for NASCAR, which I understand is very different from daily driving in many, many aspects, in order to race a Hyundai or KIA race care.
That's beside the point.
The camera doesn't matter so much as the one taking the images. I have seen P&S cameras score fairly well and I have seen DSLRs score very poorly.
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08/09/2004 09:54:07 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
This is like wondering which pots and pans are most successful in a cooking competition. The equipment doesn't win. It's the chef. |
When I think about it it really comes down to the glass in a macro challenge, imagine trying to get those type of images with a rebel kit lense. |
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08/09/2004 10:16:57 AM · #14 |
| Graphicfunk's yellow ribbon winner could have easily been taken with the kit lens. Despite the results, this was not an insect macro challenge. You just had to think outside the box. Well done, Graphicfunk! |
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08/09/2004 10:32:54 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by pitsaman:
Originally posted by jonr:
I would like to see that adjusted to ownership of the cameras. Aren't the 10D and 300D most popular cameras here? :) |
Have you seen a good NASCAR racer picking Hyundai or KIA ? |
That is soooo tempting to flame... :)
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08/09/2004 10:41:10 AM · #16 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
This is like wondering which pots and pans are most successful in a cooking competition. The equipment doesn't win. It's the chef. |
Indeed.
This thread says something beyond that as well...
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08/09/2004 10:45:14 AM · #17 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
This is like wondering which pots and pans are most successful in a cooking competition. The equipment doesn't win. It's the chef. |
The chef who knows best how to take advantage of the available equipment.
It's hard to make pancakes in a double-boiler, or to poach eggs on a griddle. Some cameras can do things that others can't, so not every picture is possible with every camera. |
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08/09/2004 10:53:26 AM · #18 |
The question wasn't about an individual photo, it was about which cameras get ribbons. A top photographer will work within the limitations of the available equipment and succeed anyway. I'm willing to bet that someone like Kiwiness could outscore an army of DSLRs with a lowly PowerShot on most challenges.
Message edited by author 2004-08-09 10:53:44. |
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08/09/2004 11:14:02 AM · #19 |
considering the images are shown on screens, I think you can use any camera and not really have much to complain about.
I can't see any differences with my old Fuji pictures, through to my E20, to my current Nikon D100 when looking at my portfolio. Can you?
Portfolio
It's only when you print them out that you can see a difference in quality.
For most everything else can be achived in basic photo editing software, apart from a long shutter speed.
Fuji Finepix 2800z:
  
Oly E-20p
  
Nikon D100
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