Which is best? Canon, Nikon, or another brand?

Which do you think the best?

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LCPete said:
These discussions are always interesting and some makes are better in some areas for example Canon make some really good macro lenses
And sony sensors are superb at the moment
as said though it doesn't really matter in the end what make of camera you use :)
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Fixed. :)

The best camera is the one that's best for you and the job in hand. Although I swear some photographers should give up DSLR's and go Fisher Price :)
 
antihero said:
Fixed. :)

The best camera is the one that's best for you and the job in hand. Although I swear some photographers should give up DSLR's and go Fisher Price :)
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Yes you are right sony do make the sensors :)
 
Nikon and Canon do dominate the DSLR market but the real innovation and developments today are coming from Sony and Fuji who are streets ahead in technology. Nikon and Cannon are a bit slow to catch on but they get it eventually.
 
Every man and his friggin dog seems to have a canon 5d!

All dslrs have features that very few people will use and now days the IQ is so similar it comes down to other things. The feel, build and lenses. I shoot nikon I think the cameras look better than canon and are cheaper generally. BUT I hate nikons crap model numbering system!

The best system is the one you understand and that feels right in your hand
 
Blank_Canvas said:
Nikon and Canon do dominate the DSLR market but the real innovation and developments today are coming from Sony and Fuji who are streets ahead in technology. Nikon and Cannon are a bit slow to catch on but they get it eventually.
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Agree. That may be because they are having to try harder or maybe because they have no position to hold onto so can be a bit more daring? Even when Nikon and Canon do catch on they sort of miss the point (EOS M, DF4).

This is a good example of why competition can be good for the consumer.
 
Leica? Hasselblad? Alpa?

Personally, I use Nikon SLRs, a Canon waterproof compact, a couple of Nikon CSCs, a handful of Fuji compacts and I've just bought myself a Fuji CSC system. Several other assorted cameras kicking about too, from old Russian rangefinders to an OM10 as well as some compacts.
 
I chose Canon, miles better than any other brand !!! maybe, as I knew I could get any lens to fit the body and have AF. I'm still confused by the Nikon system of some bodies and some lenses having AF but not the others.
 
modchild said:
I'm still confused by the Nikon system of some bodies and some lenses having AF but not the others.
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It's simple. Just about any Nikon SLR lens made since 1959 will fit just about any Nikon SLR made since 1959 and the combination will work to some extent.

Try that with Canon!


Steve.
 
Steve Smith said:
It's simple. Just about any Nikon SLR lens made since 1959 will fit just about any Nikon SLR made since 1959 and the combination will work to some extent.

Try that with Canon!


Steve.
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Of course inflammatory remarks work both ways ;). Here's another one:

Except of course any Canon EOS lens will AF on any EOS body made since 1987.

Try that with Nikon!
 
:)
5. Phase One P65+ Back with 645DF Body
Medium-format digital cameras have sensors that are about twice the surface areas of high-end SLRs, but they command a high price in exchange for maximum image quality. The sensor alone accounts for about $40,000 of the camera’s price. The Phase One P65+ features 65 MP resolutions, a full frame 645 sensor, three USB ports and a FireWire 800 slot. The P65+ is built to handle constant zooming, to print poster-sized pictures and to display on giant monitors. The camera’s cost when it was first introduced was $54,860. It’s selling now for about $40,000.
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Pookeyhead said:
A camera is a camera. It's not about brands... it's about what camera is best for the job in hand, regardless of who makes it. A good photographer will be able to produce good work with whatever camera you give them anyway.

I'm not voting because there's no option for "it makes absolutely no bloody difference to your photography" :)
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;) oh really... :)
 
sbowler579 said:
:)
5. Phase One P65+ Back with 645DF Body
Medium-format digital cameras have sensors that are about twice the surface areas of high-end SLRs, but they command a high price in exchange for maximum image quality. The sensor alone accounts for about $40,000 of the camera’s price. The Phase One P65+ features 65 MP resolutions, a full frame 645 sensor, three USB ports and a FireWire 800 slot. The P65+ is built to handle constant zooming, to print poster-sized pictures and to display on giant monitors. The camera’s cost when it was first introduced was $54,860. It’s selling now for about $40,000.
seitz-6x17-digital-camera-1.jpg

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That's so ugly lol...
 
It's really an impossible question to answer as each manufacturer has a range of different models that all have their pros/cons depending on your own personal requirements.. forget about brand and just choose the best camera to suit your needs

Simon
 
I can't vote. There's no option for Contax :(
 
liamthejuggler said:
:) all fine with me. Anyone know how to edit a poll though?
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You cannot edit the poll only site staff can edit this poll now it's has been started (y) though I wouldn't worry too much about it
 
Bu**er! :)
 
I didn't get a choice, I was a film person in the 70s and 80s and got a place at Poly to do a degree in photography - which I never did. Photography pretty much went into background mode as life moved on. I got bought a dslr for my 50th a few years ago - a complete surprise. My wife asked about and made the Canon decision for me. As all the rest have said it's not the make or model, they can all take great photos it's the person controlling them that counts. My film camera was a Chinon CE4 probably not the best but I did ok with my own darkroom that my dad made for me.
 
Steve Smith said:
It's simple. Just about any Nikon SLR lens made since 1959 will fit just about any Nikon SLR made since 1959 and the combination will work to some extent.

Try that with Canon!
Steve.
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To some extent!:confused:

They will on a Canon EOS body too!:banana:

Some of them with better compatibility than they do on Nikon.:D

In body focus motors are just a bad idea, the purely electronic lens mount is the obvious design for AF SLRs. And only Nikon fanboys try to argue the old compatibility thing, it's simply daft.

I bought a Pentax AF SLR because I had K mount lenses, it lasted a week, was the stupidest thing I ever did.
 
In my case I was buying my first DSLR and it was a case of buying the best camera I could afford at the time I had a choice between an Canon 1100D or a Nikon D3100 the specs are very similar and I handled both of them in the shop but the deal clincher was the Nikon was on special offer.
 
Phil V said:
They will on a Canon EOS body too!
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They will. But not any Canon SLR from as far back as 1959.

And I mean compatibility within a single manufacturer's products here, not using adaptors to fit on other cameras.


Steve.
 
Steve Smith said:
They will. But not any Canon SLR from as far back as 1959.

And I mean compatibility within a single manufacturer's products here, not using adaptors to fit on other cameras.


Steve.
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But the compatibility doesn't work Steve. It's a grand aim, but it falls apart. What's the point in being able to 'mount' a lens if the functionality of the camera is affected?

There are Nikon lenses that fit on Nikon bodies that render the metering useless. At least with an adaptor you can fit one on a Canon and the metering will work. BTW I'm not advocating doing it, I'm trying to prove that the whole point of keeping the 'same mount' is pointless. What we need out of a lens in 2014 wasn't designed in in 1959. If someone wants to use 1959 lenses, they're best mounted to a 1959 camera.

It's not like there's a shortage of EOS mount lenses to fit modern Canon cameras. And for those who shout 'But the F mount lenses are so much cheaper', of course they are. They're cheaper because they're less use :banghead:. Older Nikon lenses haven't fallen so much in price precisely because they still 'work' with modern cameras. But people who need the best out of their cameras only buy modern lenses so they don't have to worry about compatibility and they can get on with taking pictures. And that's true for all the brands.
 
Phil V said:
But the compatibility doesn't work Steve. It's a grand aim, but it falls apart. What's the point in being able to 'mount' a lens if the functionality of the camera is affected?
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It's just a bragging point really I suppose. I do like using my pre AI Nikkors on my Nikon D3200 though - despite some websites including one official Nikon one saying I can't!


Phil V said:
If someone wants to use 1959 lenses, they're best mounted to a 1959 camera.
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I do that too with my Nikon Fs.


Steve.
 
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