Canon or Nikon

[Brazo]

I get a distinct feeling that OP won't be back on here. It's just a guess but the replies he's received don't seem to fit in with the apparent idea of retiring, buying a system for a couple of hundred quid and immediately rattling off dozens of shots of greyhound racing.

I may be wrong. Only time will tell.

Ditto.

Seems like a hit and run.

Much love asking on an a computer forum whether Mac or pc is best or Subaru vs Evo on a rally car forum .

 

[Orangecroc]

Does it matter?
My 2 favourite of my own photos, one was taken with my "worst lens", the other was so heavily cropped it's technical merit could be compared to the sensor output on a 10 year old mobile phone.

 

[holty]

nikon obviously
everyone knows all the other makes are just rubbish

 

[LCPete]

This, this, and this again.

Way back when I bought my first DSLR the only thing that swayed me one way or another was the ergonomics. I tried the Canon 350D against (I think) the Nikon D50 and I honestly couldn't fathom the Nikon while the Canon seemed very intuitive. Years later, and several Canons later, I've developed Canon muscle memory and could probably never change platform.

Either system will serve you well, produce superb images and drain your wallet but choose wisely at the outset.

Yes exactly it's definitely important to try out the controls and feel of the cameras from each make nowadays they both do the same job but controls etc are different
When I was starting out the choice was the Nikon d40 or Canon 350D I preferred the feel and controls of the Canon and am still with canon now
I will probably get flamed for saying this but Canon and Nikon are still the best for lens choices and range and if I was starting again would chose one of those two makes

 

[Furtim]

Yes exactly it's definitely important to try out the controls and feel of the cameras from each make nowadays they both do the same job but controls etc are different
When I was starting out the choice was the Nikon d40 or Canon 350D I preferred the feel and controls of the Canon and am still with canon now
I will probably get flamed for saying this but Canon and Nikon are still the best for lens choices and range and if I was starting again would chose one of those two makes

The Canon 350D must have had some special mojo! It was my first choice too years ago for the same reasons - just felt right in the hand way back in 2005! I did stick with Canon all the way though until 2016 and the 5DIII before selling the lot and moving over to Fuji, so it is possible to retrain that muscle memory

 

[LCPete]

The Canon 350D must have had some special mojo! It was my first choice too years ago for the same reasons - just felt right in the hand way back in 2005! I did stick with Canon all the way though until 2016 and the 5DIII before selling the lot and moving over to Fuji, so it is possible to retrain that muscle memory

Yes I've still got mine it's a bit battered and has a 65K shutter count but still works perfectly
I've got too many Canon lenses to change but happy with Canon anyway

 

[Retune]

Some helpful tips:

(1) Nikon, not Canon, obviously.
(2) PCs are much better value than Macs for editing.
(3) Don't bother with Photoshop/Lightroom - the CC subscription is evil.
(4) Black and white is better - colour is only suitable for holiday snaps.
(5) Always use a protective UV filter.
(6) Don't waste your time with third party lenses.
(7) HDR looks horrible.
(8) Mirrorless cameras are inferior to SLRs for most purposes.
(9) Film is superior to digital.
(10) Don't believe everything you read on Internet forums.

 

[stumac]

I have yet to meet anyone who can out shoot their camera or can tell the difference between a canon or Nikon image or has become a better photographer because of the camera being able to take better photos than another one. But I've met plenty of people who don't like the feel of a camera in their hands . Get to a shop pick up what you can afford and like the feel of , buy it and live happily ever after .

 

[Retune]

I have yet to meet anyone who can out shoot their camera or can tell the difference between a canon or Nikon image or has become a better photographer because of the camera being able to take better photos than another one. But I've met plenty of people who don't like the feel of a camera in their hands . Get to a shop pick up what you can afford and like the feel of , buy it and live happily ever after .

That's it exactly. When I was making this choice back in the Dark Ages, I looked at two similarly specified models from Nikon and Canon. I'd gone into the shop expecting to prefer the Canon, but ended up buying the Nikon because I liked the way it felt and how the controls worked and what was at the time a quieter shutter. On the other hand, a friend in a similar situation who expected to prefer a Nikon ended up with the equivalent Canon.

 

[GTG]

The OP is long gone. Just a wind up I think expecting us to fall into a long protracted falling out over N VS C

 

[ChrisJ_SLH]

That's it exactly. When I was making this choice back in the Dark Ages, I looked at two similarly specified models from Nikon and Canon. I'd gone into the shop expecting to prefer the Canon, but ended up buying the Nikon because I liked the way it felt and how the controls worked and what was at the time a quieter shutter. On the other hand, a friend in a similar situation who expected to prefer a Nikon ended up with the equivalent Canon.

I know Christmas is supposed to be the time of miracles and all that but we all seem to be in danger of agreeing with each other here, letting bygones be bygones, getting all misty eyed and acknowledging that whatever we shoot with we are all united by our love of photography.

Clearly this isn't acceptable. This is the internet and what's more this is a forum. Can we just stop this nonsense immediately and accept that Nikon sucks. [emoji6]

 

[marshy77]

Being new I was going to ask a similar question but then realised it's a similar debate on a dj forum when asked about vinyl or digital or on a golf forum when asking which brand of golf ball is best.

I'll take some of the advice offered and try instore, pretty certain like a few have said that it won't matter too much for the 1st year as it looks such a massive learning curve to get used to taking decent pictures.

 

[Mike54]

Probably been said before but the problem you have is if you go for Canon or Nikon or whatever you will may get stuck with it.
I have Canon as it happens, I had an old 35mm film camera and a couple of lenses which are worth 3/6d and 5/- respectively by today's standards.
I now have a number of L-Glass lenses which of course are good, but have effectively tied me to Canon as to change now would be a costly exercise, same would apply if I had an old Nikon film camera.
So I would suggest while starting out try a number of systems, I think I would seriously look at Sony.

 

[MartynK]

Some helpful tips:

(1) Nikon, not Canon, obviously.
(2) PCs are much better value than Macs for editing.
(3) Don't bother with Photoshop/Lightroom - the CC subscription is evil.
(4) Black and white is better - colour is only suitable for holiday snaps.
(5) Always use a protective UV filter.
(6) Don't waste your time with third party lenses.
(7) HDR looks horrible.
(8) Mirrorless cameras are inferior to SLRs for most purposes.
(9) Film is superior to digital.
(10) Don't believe everything you read on Internet forums.

(11) JPEG is for beginners, raw is difficult but the only choice for real photographers...

 

[StewartR]

Some helpful tips:

(1) Nikon, not Canon, obviously.
(2) PCs are much better value than Macs for editing.
(3) Don't bother with Photoshop/Lightroom - the CC subscription is evil.
(4) Black and white is better - colour is only suitable for holiday snaps.
(5) Always use a protective UV filter.
(6) Don't waste your time with third party lenses.
(7) HDR looks horrible.
(8) Mirrorless cameras are inferior to SLRs for most purposes.
(9) Film is superior to digital.
(10) Don't believe everything you read on Internet forums.

(11) JPEG is for beginners, raw is difficult but the only choice for real photographers...

(12) The 'P' mode on your camera is for Professionals.