"Pro" camera

[TxTowman]

So, which nikons and canons are considered "Pro" and not "prosumer" or "consumer"?

[KenJulio]

Im thinking how Nikon laid out this page, is how they define pro, prosumer, consumer

FX - pro
DX 1k price point - prosumer
sub 700 - consumer

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[Tom]

I think the FF bodies are generally considered pro. The D300 and 7D are generally considered Prosumer. Everything below that is consumer. But it all varies based on the opinion of the one judging.

[brad]

"What is art?"

I know a couple of Canon 1D series shooters that consider everything else to be prosumer or consumer... you pay $6K for a body and you get a little snobbish.

And I know pros who do quite well with bodies that even you would consider a consumer body.

[Dobick]

according to Canon professional services it is a weighted scale:
EOS-1Ds Mark III - 10
EOS-1Ds MARK II - 5
EOS-1Ds - 5
EOS-1D Mark IV Body - 8
EOS-1D Mark III - 6
EOS 1D Mark II N - 4
EOS-1D MARK II - 4
EOS 7D Body - 5
EOS 5D Mark II Body - 6
EOS 5D - 3
EOS 60D Body - 4
EOS 50D (Body) - 3
EOS 40D - 2
EOS 30D - 2
EOS 20Da - 2
EOS 1V - 2

[tukaniray]

I figure cameras with out a dedicated button to changing ISO, Shutter Speed, Aperture, WB, BKT, between Raw/JPEG or Exposure Compensation ... is a consumer camera to me.

-Ray-

[SCone]

Always thought the "pro" went on behind the camera?

[tukaniray]

^^ Tru-This

-Ray-

[brad]

Originally Posted by Dobick

according to Canon professional services it is a weighted scale:

And a biased one since it is their goal to sell the cameras.. so by putting a "prosumer" label on something like the original 5D that used to be pushed as one of their pro cameras is a subtle way of saying "If you don't upgrade, you're not a pro" and trying to guilt you into spending money.

[mdparthum]

I believe if the camera makes a living for you then it is a pro camera!

[Tommy Scarmardo]

The one(s) that can get the job done.

[d2creative]

You may like to sound all humble and righteous, but even though I may be able to get the job done with a cheap p&s, it's NOT considered a pro level camera. Period.

The first two replies to this thread are the ones that best answered the question.

[pbyd]

"If you really think one camera can take a better picture, then stop taking pictures and start selling cameras" I was told this by my boss back when I was a newbe (1970) when I thought a Hasselblad would help me be a better photographer. I is about the photographer not the camera. I agree, the pro should be behind the camera.
Just saying,
Wayne
Photography by Design

[mdparthum]

As per Nikon's brochure, the D300s is "designed for the professional and serious photographer", which doesn't meet the above definition. But I believe, in my own opinion, that the equipment does not make the professional, it's the photographer and how he/she uses that equipment.

[rhoffart]

So what catagory does the iPhone fall into