Nikon v Canon

Arkady said:
mmm...desert/jungle/arctic...that'll be a Nikon then...lol
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:thumbs: ...and not forgetting the final frontier too (space)! :p

Beyond the cracking puns & quips the thread's thrown up (still pmsl at the 'Mac' reply)... Seriousley, go with what you think feels right for you (inc the buttons, menus, etc). No matter how much advice and research you do it doesn't substitute real life 'touchy-feely' judgement in the camera shop, albeit gleaning advice etc online helps with shortlisting what you want to focus in on when there :)

...then, when you get your smashing Nikon D90 home..........
 
Someone once said on this (or maybe another forum) that some folks were were more interested in a wedding than a marriage, and so it is with making pictures.

Are you interested in cameras or photography? If you're spending £ X amount of pounds there isn't a lot to chose between any of the manufacturers at a given price point whether it be, £100 or £5'000.
 
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I used to be a Nikon owner! Nikon's always seem to weigh twice as much, and at the end of the day - that's a real pain in the neck!
 
Oh Hashcake:wave:- They're playing our song!:banana: Rob
 
Im currently in the middle of making the most important decision of my life.Do I buy a Canon 500D or Nikon D5000.
This will be my first digital camera.When I first got into photography when I was a wee young but great looking ombre,Nikon was the mythical pinnacle of camera equipment.
The camera as far as I was concerned that everyone wanted and should aspire to get.
My budget at that time didnt allow for one.
I guess on the subject of which make is best maybe if we knew what was the choice of professionals would help.
 
Ok, lets clear something up, if you are asking a professional for his opinion on Canon vs Nikon then he will tell you about the differences between the Canon 1D (variants) and the Nikon D3 (variants).

What you are looking to buy is not the same thing as those, and the arguments are very different.

Its the same as last weekend when I bought a compact... did I (a Nikon user) buy a Nikon? No, I bought a Canon because at that point in the market it is the best choice (IMHO).

Don't be blinded by what else the company sells, look carefully and buy what most suits you.
 
Here's the thing... I was Canon, then went to Nikon for durability... but both cameras had issues inside a month or so so I bought another Canon. Both Nikons are excellent cameras, but the Canon was like coming home, or old slippers maybe. I still, on balance, prefer the Nikons though - not old enough yet for slippers and a blanket :thumbs:

I'd like to make a point about lenses too... *any* Nikon lens will fit your Nikon camera, the only difference will be the options of af/aperture, etc. that you can access. Canon... well three or four different fits I can think of and even the EF lenses are not all the same! But then, without optical glass in the way, you are hard pushed to fit any other kens than a Nikon-fit to your Nikons, whereas a Canon will take just about any old lump of glass out there (with a simple adapter).

In the end, horses for courses. Try before you buy and as has been said, it's a system your are buying into not just a body.

Arthur
 
Until fairly recently i would have agreed with the "lower end Canons are a bit soft" bit.
Got a lot of slightly soft images,which annoyed the hell out of me. Although got around in PP,and as i mostly shoot portraits i kinda got away with it-It still left me a little miffed..
However-It turns out that the problem is more me than the camera.
The recent thread discussion about foal points/planes opened my eyes as to just how shallow DOF is at 1.8 etc,As im a "Centre point-Recompose" type,i had never realised the slight shift when recomposing was throwing the AF off a little.
Since correcting my technique-no more problems..

Back to the OP ***...I seriously doubt that either make is "better" as such..
Sure-Some may have slight advantadges in certain areas,but nothing major..
At the end of the day-Its about the image you end up with-not what you took it with.This forum is filled with truly superb imagery,shot on pretty much every DSLR imaginable.
Have a play with both,and choose which feels right for you.

At the end of the day ...
Its not what youve got...Its how you use it ;)
 
I've just got an Olympus OM10..... I think it's faulty though. Ow that makes a 100% fault rate, that's not got.
 
I own a 7D but have played with the D300 and to be honest - they are both very good but neither is clearly better than the other. If you are used to Canon kit choose the 7D because the feel and controls will be easier to live with initially. Likewise for Nikon owners, choose the D300.

If I was starting from scratch I would probably get the 7D again because Canon produce the better lenses within my price range:).
 
cowasaki said:
Hassleblad.
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Hasselblad is so-oooo Space-Age - i.e. 1960's technology...
NASA have used Nikons for almost everything for at least the past 10 years...
That doesn't mean they're better than Canon, just that Nikon made the successful bid based on NASA'a requirements at the time the tender went out.
 
Such advanced Sputnik Teknology they do not let the CIA spies in the ISS see.
 
Is this still going on.......:gag: enough to drive you to drink :beer:
 
Horses for courses, different strokes for different folks etc. I tried Nikon, didn't like them as much as Canon so chose Canon. Simple as that. I've no idea which is "better" and couldn't care less quite frankly. To me, people who bark on about one being "better" than the other are either trying to justify their own purchases to themselves, are just trying to get a bit of attention or lack a bit of length in another department. If you want Canon, buy it. If you want Nikon, buy it. Just be happy with what you get! Cheerio!
 
Ok I moved from Canon to Nikon and I will say this, unless you are going for a D3 then ISO handling is much better on the Canon (even entry level) compared to Nikon. Seems only to be an issue with any Nikon using a sony sensor. I was comparing some of my Canon 400d shots compared to the D300S and the Canon is far superior.

My D3 on the other hand is in a class of its own and maybe just maybe the Canon 1D Mk IV is just as good but never tried it so can't comment.
 
There is no Canon vs. Nikon any more tbh. "Better" is all down to the individual body.

7D vs. D300s, I'd go D300s (and did).

D300s - larger sensor, a couple less MP == better performance at higher ISO
D300s - Much superior 51 point 3D autofocus (19 on the canon, and not 3D)
D300s - Quiet mode (handy if you plan to cover weddings, or other events where you don't really want to announce your presence every few seconds)
D300s - Has a lot of functions available through buttons that you might want to change regularly that the 7D requires you sift through menus for (metering and AF type).

7D - records 1080p instead of the D300s' 720p. But given that you'll probably downsample it to 576 for DVD anyway, it doesn't really make much difference.
 
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