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About three years ago I got chance to play with a mates Nikon which was a revelation. I'm currently a canon user, my 350d has developed an intermittent fault and was wondering if now would be the best time to switch manufacturers.

My gear excluding the dodgy 350 consists of a 70-200 f4 Canon, tamron 100 macro (which is noticeably sharper than the canon) and a 580 flash.

Is it worth the move?
 
Its always worth to go to Nikon :) Seriously, if you feel you like Nikon better, go for it
 
Quite a few people have made the jump recently since Nikon brought out the D700 and D3(x).

IMO though You have to understand the camera and understand the fetures it brings to allow you to get the best out of it... If you feel the jump is for you - then go for it.
 
i would say yes swap now. i made the swap just seven months ago from a 30d - 70-200 f2.8is - 105 f2.8 macro 17-85 is - 28 - 135is 430 ex flash battreygrip and a few minor bits.
to d300 70-200 f2.8 vr - 16-85 vr 50mm f1.8 - 900sb flash it was an expensive swap over and big loss on the canon gear but not regretted it. do it while your cost are minimal.
 
There are no sides, these things are tools to do a job, choose the tool that works best for you, and you alone.

As it is you do not have a massive investment in Canon kit, which you would be able to shift on here, so if you prefer the Nikon bodies go for it. Remember that it is you that is going to be using it, and you that must be happy using it.
 
It tends to often be down to how spare dosh you have floating about. If you are loaded you are more likely to buy on a whim or to gain just a very marginal improvement.

I went from Praktica to Nikon FM2 & FE2 35mm. Sold that. Had a break for a few years then bought a Nikon D70 when it first appeared (still have it - cost nearly a grand back then !!!). Struggled with it and hated the Nikon software.
Eventually bought a Pentax K20D, am really satisfied with it and it has a superb build quality.
Only drawback is the availibility of lenses etc is much greater for Nikon & Canon users.

Camera makers have got very much a vested interest in tempting folk to switch kit.
I wonder how many actually significantly improve results.
 
just out of curiousity, you gonna swap back in a couple of years when canon are on top again???

which camera are you thinking of switching to?

what way is the nikon better for you?

do you prefer how the nikon operates?
 
I went from Canon to Nikon when my Camera equipment (Canon 300D) was stolen.
I didn't like the size of the 350D or the 400D, too small for my liking and a friend had a Nikon D200 for sale, so I jumped ship.
To be honest there ain't a huge difference between brands.
 
Yes.

I swapped from my Olympus OM10 to an EOS30 when I went autofocus but purely because Olympus didn't have an AF SLR range at that point.
 
Martyn... said:
There are no sides, these things are tools to do a job, choose the tool that works best for you, and you alone.
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I agree - My first DSLR (in 2006) was a Nikon D50 which I tried out in my local camera shop - I much preferred it to the equivalent Canon (350D) - I was looking at feel in the hand / how the menus worked etc rather than image quality (which was pretty similar in both) - I upgraded at one point to a D200 but found it too 'complicated' & eventually went back down to a D80
As I barely used the camera in 2007/8 I sold all my kit :cuckoo: - When I realised how crap it was trying to take decent pics with compact digitals & even a decent bridge camera I recently decided to buy another DSLR - I assumed I would go with Nikon again but when I went to look at my options I preferred (at my price point) Canon this time (450D) finding the ergonomics (sp?) menus & especially the 3" lcd much more to my liking than Nikon
HTH ... Paul
 
As a canon user I certainly think that Nikon have the edge at the moment in not following Canons move for yet more pixels at the expense of quality. However as a canon user I've just got too much money tied up in lenses to jump ship. Three years ago the boot was in the other kimono with Nikon lagging well behind but they learnt and who knows what Canon, or Sony and Co might do in the next few years. Unfortunately, or fortunately it's not my gear that limits my photography but hard earned incompidence.
 
No! Get a 40d and some new lenses with the money you would save changing brands. There isn`t enough between the two brands to warrant jumping ship, a nikon isn`t going to help you take pictures better than you are now.. so why change? Switching brands will not improve your shots but practice will.
 
yeah i just felt birds weren't doing it for me anymore and i...wait hang on! wrong forum sorry




for what its worth id go with the camera you prefer using, most cameras at a similar pricepoint will do a similar task but the one that feels easiest or best for you to use is the one that 'disappears' when you use it so you can think about photos not cameras. its only my tuppence worth ***
 
I've got a fair collection of Nikon glass but I am toying with buying a Canon body at some point- purely because the CCD sensors are much better suited for very long exposures. I wouldn't necessarily ditch all the Nikon gear though- I just fancy straping the Canon body to a telescope!
 
I nearly went for a swap from a 40D to a D3, but it would end up costing me so much, so will stick to what i got and just keep going at it.
 
I've just jumped ship from Olympus to Nikon, but you hav to weigh up your investment in Canon vs. how much you'll be laying out to switch. I made quite a loss moving from Oly, but in the long run I'll save, as Oly glass is extortionate compared to Nikon and Canon. Going from Canon to Nikon I'm not so sure about. You've already spent outon other bits for your EOS (Tamron glass, flash) so is it worth starting all over again with it?
 
If you do switch to Nikon, what do you plan to buy to replace your Canon 70-200 f/4 L ?

(Hint: Nikon don't make anything remotely comparable.)

Others have said here that a camera is a tool, but they're missing a key point which is that the lens you use is just as, and often more, important. And most people invest more money in lenses than bodies. Nikon may or may not have the edge in DSLR bodies at the moment, and Canon may or may not regain the edge in the next round. But the lens line-ups are much more stable. You should check out what each manufacturer offers by way of lenses before reaching a decision.
 
Its the middle ground Nikon don't really do well at. If your ambition is to get stunning results without spending serious money on top end glass then stick with a newer Canon.

Nikon's current bodies are blizting Canon and nobody serious would say anything else, but they do lack medium price reasonable quality lenses like your 70-200 f4.

Nikon's top end glass is almost certainly as good as Canon's, but you are talking glass upwards of 1000 quid a shot.

Depending on what you want to use it for the other Nikon thing you have to watch for is non-AFS lenses. These are from back in the day when Nikon didn't use high speed USM type motors for focus built into the lens. No problem on the non-AFS stuff for anything fairly static, but you will struggle with say motorsport on the older stuff. Nikon were much later in the game with USM (or "silent wave" in Nikon speak) lens focusing systems than Canon.

The perfect setup would of course be a Nikon body with a Canon lens... but we can't do that!
 
If you are selling your 70-200 F4L then give me a shout asap!
 
StewartR said:
Others have said here that a camera is a tool, but they're missing a key point which is that the lens you use is just as, and often more, important. And most people invest more money in lenses than bodies. Nikon may or may not have the edge in DSLR bodies at the moment, and Canon may or may not regain the edge in the next round. But the lens line-ups are much more stable. You should check out what each manufacturer offers by way of lenses before reaching a decision.
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Good point well made. My camera body is worth about £1,500. My lenses probably around £4k. I will upgrade the body periodically (just up'd from the 5D to the 1Ds mkII), but will keep and add to my lens collection.
 
fletch5 said:
just out of curiousity, you gonna swap back in a couple of years when canon are on top again???

which camera are you thinking of switching to?

what way is the nikon better for you?

do you prefer how the nikon operates?
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My only reason for swapping would be ease of use - I got on far better with the nikon handling - don't understand the negativity???
 
i recently swapped from Conon using

1DMKIII
1DMKII-N
EF 400MM L IS F/2.8
EF 24-105MM L IS F/4
430 EX FLASH

Went to

D3
D300
300MM F/2.8 VR
28-70MM F/2.8
SB 600 FLASH
 
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