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Any DSLR users out there?
thermidorthelobster:
Canon people will say Canon, Nikon people will say Nikon.
All I'll say is that I switched from Minolta to Canon and I've been very happy indeed with Canon.
Canon's lens range is regarded as being top notch, if that makes a difference to you.
Niel:
D50 and D1 Nikon's, D50 higher res. new Jan this year, D1 bought secondhand June this year as daily carry camera and for faster sports stuff, lower res. (though higher res. sensor it uses 4 pixels on sensor for one rendered).
Lot's of old manual primes and zooms (and a few film Nikon bodies too).
I tend to use fine jpg most of the time, though D50 in raw is brilliant the D1 raw isn't so good and its slow write speed makes it unusable for its intended mission, it also makes a good weapon...
narked:
Can't comment on Nikon, but I'm very happy with my 400D. It's vastly superior to my 300D which it replaced. I was almost tempted by the Nikon as it was cheaper at the time due to being on offer, but that would mean replacing the lenses too.
But as said before, Canon people say Canon...
cardiff_gareth:
I used to sell all manufacturers so I'm not biased. Canon and Nikon are the two main players in terms of features, build quality and also optical quality. If given a choice I would have a Canon over a Nikon, purely because I have a film SLR set up and most accessories would be interchangable. Nikon used to be known as being a little bit complicated in terms of accessing features but this has been addressed in recent models. If you go for Nikon, then the ED lenses are about the best lenses you can ever buy, optically they are amazing but for an amateur this is well OTT and so is the price of them :shock:
Which ever manufacturer you get then your not going to be disapointed :wink:
v8kenny:
Thanks for the info guys
I may throw the Nikon D80 into the equation as well
Price wise I am coming up with the following at all about the same price
Which would be the best buy and which package would suit my photographic needs best - I intend to shoot mainly landsape with some motor sport etc
Nikon D80 with 18-135 mm lens
Nikon D40X with 18-55mm and 55-200mm lenses
Canon 400D with 18-55mm and 90-300 mm lenses, camera bag and 1GB card
All comments gratefully accepted !
Thanks
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