what do you CANON or NIKON or.....

what camera make do you use?

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I have a Canon DSLR and Canon compact. The DSLR was chosen from a small selection of second hand cameras, Nikon and Pentax and Sony, the guy in the shop said the Canon was better value for money from the selection available. I've built in this kit now so can't see me changing. The compact was chosen just because I was happy with Canon, and wanted to keep it in the family so to speak! I also have two 35mm film cameras, and Olympus Trip 35 (because its so iconic) and an Olympus Pen EE3 (again to keep it in the family).
 
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Nikon for me,but only because when i bought my first DSLR the D40 had £50 cash back and the canon did not.
 
Canon. Program A1 and T70 then a big gap to 450D and now 7D. The DSLR was an emotional choice given where I started.

J
 
Fujifilm, Olympus, Pentax, Minolta, Ricoh, Panaosnic.
 
Its canon for me....did have a nikon d70s but my dad commandeered it, though in return I do get to occasionally get to play with is hasselblad and leica :)
 
I uz Canon *** dey iz betta init.

:P

All jokes aside, every system has catastrophic advantages and niggling disadvantages but we fall to whichever system feels best for us.
 
For about 25 years I used Nikon manual focus film bodies and lenses, and loved all that gear, but when I decided to finally go digital I realised that Nikon DSLRs had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the FE2 I was giving up so brand loyalty was a nonsense, and my lenses (which I was having to sell anyway) wouldn't have been very much use on the entry level bodies I was thinking about anyway.

In the end I went with Canon because their system seemed to make more sense to me, I knew many more people with their gear (and lenses I could borrow) and the controls and menus etc all felt right. No regrets at all.
 
Don't think I'm special enough to be voting in the polls, and I'm kind of guessing even replying doesn't help the post, but I went for Canon purely because a family member has a Canon and we could swap tips and lenses and the like sometimes.
 
martin73 said:
Don't think I'm special enough to be voting in the polls, and I'm kind of guessing even replying doesn't help the post, but I went for Canon purely because a family member has a Canon and we could swap tips and lenses and the like sometimes.
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That's as good a reason as any, if you like Canon. I'd only argue against it if you weren't comfortable with your choice and preferred something else.
 
I use Canon and have done for several years now.
My husband uses Nikon and we have a great bit of banter about it!

I asked him to hold my 7D one day when we were out shooting and all I could hear behind me was 'I'm melting....melting!'
 
:DI voted Nikon as my most used camera is a D700 I always think the Canon/Nikon rivalry thing is a bit daft neither is superior to the other it's just what suits you best.
Bob
 
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nikon for me, only because when i had my first job it was a small independant retailler. Canon wouldnt sell to us because we were small so we had nikon stuff and the support was excellent.

So i suppose through using cameras in the shop i have always had a preference for nikon because its what i know
 
Voted for Sony but as I am looking to go full frame will probably go for either Nikon or Canon.
 
Canon for me purely because I was looking for a cheap starter DSLR and spotted a 350D which I then upgraded to a 40D and now a 50D.
Would I ever buy a Nikon? I might have if I'd spotted the right one at the right price as I wasn't loyal to any brand but not now as I've got too much money tied up in glass it simply wouldn't make sense to switch brands.
 
I wonder if it's healthy that, according to this poll anyway, two companies so dominate the enthusiast market.
I use Nikon by the way, though have only one beginners' (D60) camera and one lens so wouldn't consider myself tied to any brand.
 
I think having just two really dominant companies is excellent : they have the resources for at least two decent system types each and keep each other driving forward.
If there were three or four it might actually result in less decent top-end stuff... maybe.
 
Canon because when I looked into getting my first DSLR the Canon 1000D had better specs than the Nikon equivilant, (the model of which slips my mind). The big decider was that the 1000D has live view. Also I noticed that most of the pics in Outdoor Photography magazine are shot on Canons
 
I'm a Canon user but only because I bought into their system many, many years ago and know where all the menus are hidden. I used a Nikon a few weeks ago and was mighty impressed with the results but not enough for me to change.
 
Can't vote but I'm a Canon user. I bought into the system with an EOS3 years ago. I have no loyalty or preference though. I used Nikons for long enough and loved them.
 
I choose canon because of the white lens with red ring, 6 years into DSLR I still have not shoot any pic with a L lens :p

failed :)
 
Canon.

Not through brand loyalty or thinking they were better, just felt 'right' in my hand when I bought my first dslr.
 
Canon. Started with Sony a200 because one came available at the right price.
Later switched to canon because of huge lens choices.
All the top brands make great cameras these days.
Its all about the person behind the camera that makes a great shot :)
A good photographer with a poor camera will produce better shots than a poor photographer with a good camera.
A generalisation, but you know what I mean.
 
rpsmith79 said:
Nikon, for no other reason that the right camera came up second hand at the right price and at the right time...
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My situation exactly.

3 Olympus cameras kaput within 6 months (2 at the same wedding!) the 'new' spare om40 died during another wedding. Olympus weren't supplying spares for the OM series (about 1990) so I was unable to get the cameras repaired.

The Oldham Chronicle were upgrading and I picked up a trio of Nikons, an FM, FE, FM2 plus lenses and a Metz CT?? flash plus a case full of accessories for £200. Rude to refuse.

So Nikon I am. and never looked back. Not got those cams any more but I have now: D3100, D3200, s4000, F50, FG20, an APS compact, L35af and a Nikkormat FTn

I have a Canon Eos 300 Film camera, and a Canon AF35M compact. Just for balance.
 
Ulfric M Douglas said:
Poll doesn't have multiple entries : I ticked "other" but also use Panasonic, but had to leave it empty.
If anyone else is like me then the whole poll is going to be horribly skewed.
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I'm with Ulfric on this one;

Canon F1 & Olympus compact for film, though they've not been out of the bag for ages
Various Olympus DSLRs, Pens & E-M5
Panasonic DMC-L10
A little Nikon point & shoot plus a Coolpix 995, which lives in the company van.
Ricoh GX200
Google Nexus 4 phone

The only box I can't tick is Sony, but does it really matter what camera I use, as to most peoples eyes, the only difference in the photo is if you can read the exif data.
 
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Canon for me because I started with Canon A1 film moved to EOS650 film when going autofocus. Would cost to much to change now.

Also have Olympus E-P2 and OM1 film.
 
WizardOfTheLight said:
which the K5 blows away in pretty much every attribute including price.
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that'll explain the legion of pro's using pentax then.... oh wait :thinking:

I'm not sure daryl was absolutely correct - i started out with a MZ film system which was a decent outfit , but when you make bold assertions like that , it seems to me its not just daryl who is being a fanboi
 
big soft moose said:
that'll explain the legion of pro's using pentax then.... oh wait :thinking:
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It's not so much the absolute quality of the equipment that the
pro's look at but also the back-up, service and ease of hiring etc.
and there's no doubt that N. & C. provide that professional requirement
better than other brands.
 
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Raptor Mike said:
Canon because when I looked into getting my first DSLR the Canon 1000D had better specs than the Nikon equivilant, (the model of which slips my mind). The big decider was that the 1000D has live view. Also I noticed that most of the pics in Outdoor Photography magazine are shot on Canons
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It's funny you say about live view. I have a Nikon and chose it partly because it had live view... and now I never use it! I just seem to get a better eye for the scene using the viewfinder.
 
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