So the new Nikon D5 has been released today. In case you’re wondering, the D5 is Nikon’s professional DSLR line. It’s kind of like having the biggest penis in the locker room. The price for this brand spanking new piece of tech is $9000 and no that does not include the lens. It’s just the fancy part that gets upgraded every year as the lens are interchangeable with not just the pro lines, but it is compatible on all the Nikon DSLR range. That’s $9000 for the camera alone, nothing else.
So what can this new camera do that it’s predecessor can’t? Pretty much nothing, it is the exact same camera that does the exact same thing, but they’ve added touch screen to the back LCD. It has been blessed with the power of grey skull. Now any photographer who wields this shall be as mighty as Heman himself! (or She-Ra if you’re a lady).
While fan boys are screaming O-M-G SHUTUP AND TAKE MY MONEY CAUSE TOUCH SCREEN! I still can’t understand why it STILL does not have built-in wifi! Or why it does not have some sort of direct upload to social media from camera. You’re telling me that since I bought the Nikon D4 two years ago, the only technological advancement Nikon has been able to make is adding touch screen to the back LCD display? Shame on you Nikon!
How will the makers of the best camera in the world ever compete with the iPhone, the most used camera in the world! Nikon is in serious trouble when Apple makes the worlds first DSLR in an iPhone, but then again which camera company won’t be?
I will not be buying the Nikon D5. While my proverbial penis may now look smaller when standing next to another human wielding this weapon of quality imaging, I take comfort in knowing that the world is changing. Things are getting smaller and faster. We’re about quantity with a level a quality. We want the user experience to be easy and addictive. The best camera is not the newest or most expensive. The best camera is the one you have available when you need it. So yeah it’s the iPhone for me….
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