Comments on: Here’s Why People Really Engage in Brand Wars

By: You’re a customer, not a marketer… « Radio Control Hobbies

You’re a customer, not a marketer… « Radio Control Hobbies — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:20:46 +0000

[...] Photography, Public Service Announcements, R/C, Video games Scott Bourne over at TWIP posted on brand loyalty and the reasons behind it. I would slightly disagree on terminology with him, what he’s [...]

By: Interesting finds in a break. « ADRENALINE RUSH;

Interesting finds in a break. « ADRENALINE RUSH; — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:19:36 +0000

[...] and the likes of it, and there’s this piece I found really meaningful and I just wanna share: The reason people go into (camera) brand wars. It invoked certain thoughts and feelings towards the notion and some other stuffs, and I think [...]

By: Devanand Singh

Devanand Singh — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:51:12 +0000

I own a finepix right now and am completely satisfied, for my budget that is. I used to own a Nikon, excellent brand. I used someone else’s Canon, beautiful.

My personal preference is optical zoom and Nikon has a 20 something zoom now. I’d love it but can’t work it into my budget. My fujifilm has 18x optical zoom, it’s sweet.

Anyways, apart from zoom, any good photographer can mainipulate his camera for optimal, lovely pics. If he/she can’t, it’s not the camera’s fault, it’s the person behind it.

By: Devanand Singh

Devanand Singh — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:51:12 +0000

I own a finepix right now and am completely satisfied, for my budget that is. I used to own a Nikon, excellent brand. I used someone else’s Canon, beautiful.

My personal preference is optical zoom and Nikon has a 20 something zoom now. I’d love it but can’t work it into my budget. My fujifilm has 18x optical zoom, it’s sweet.

Anyways, apart from zoom, any good photographer can mainipulate his camera for optimal, lovely pics. If he/she can’t, it’s not the camera’s fault, it’s the person behind it.

By: John Woodward

John Woodward — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:31:36 +0000

Couldn’t agree more with the sentiment Scott. Well put and its this clear, lucid, unbiased and straight thinking and talking that keeps me glued to the podcast weekly. And not only that, I am not a Canon OR a Nikon user, but a Pentax and they NEVER get a mention! ;-) But on a more serious point, the brand to me was not in any way important. What was at the time of buying the camera was experience of previous Pentax film cameras (which I guess, if you extrapolate, could be put down to the fear of change) and cost. On a tight budget and reading and researching the reviews, as well as seeking out the bargains, the Pentax gave me the best bang for my buck (the Pound over here in Blighty!). On reflection, regarding the amount of coverage that Canon and Nikon get in the press and so on, I sometimes regret my decision as there are many more informational resources on these two brands than there are on Pentax, but I am more than happy with my purchase. I would be happy to move to Nikon or Canon, or any other brand for that matter if the camera provided me with a significant amount more than my current camera, but primarily, I am the one taking the shots. If I don’t know about the rule of thirds, lighting, composure, quirky angles, landscaping, photoshop etc etc………then the camera may as well be a 20 year old Praktica point and shoot for all its worth!

Well said Scott, keep up the good work and keep talking straight!

By: John Woodward

John Woodward — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:31:36 +0000

Well said Scott, keep up the good work and keep talking straight!

By: Chris Miller

Chris Miller — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:54:08 +0000

Scott, as someone who has a minor in graphic design and photography and does some paid work on the side (when I’m not teaching speech and debate to high schoolers), I appreciate not only the content but also the sub-text of this article. I see my students get caught-up in the very same type of conflicts that you talk about, and with the same over-the-top voracity. All to often we allow ourselves to be defined by what we have, and not what we do.

As someone who has shot a great deal with many different brands (my film gear is totally different from my digital gear, and the gear my university used was different still), I appreciate your focus in this post on the fact that you could get that great shot with any of a number of different brands, cameras, or systems. I also want to extend a thanks to the whole crew at TWIP for giving us ideas and techniques that we can use, regardless of if we have the “right” gear or not; it is one of the things that keeps TWIP on my iPod each week.