My youngest daughter just returned for summer from Indiana U where she is in a graduate program in folklore (I know, who will support me in my old age?). She works in the Traditional Arts Indiana program and needs a pretty good quality camera for publication purposes in this program and beyond. We have been a Nikon family since I purchased my first TTL metering Nikon F in 1965 and I have encouraged her to look at the D7100 with 18-140mm kit lens and a good 35mm or 50mm prime as a start. Her primary emphasis will be on still photography for publication quality shots, but she also wants to get into videography. Her boss has suggested that the Canon (probably the EOS 70D) will do a better job with video and that has been confirmed at our local camera store. I have assured her that she should get what suits her best and if that is the Canon, I will probably put her back in the will within a few years. I would appreciate any thoughts of my fellow hedgehoggers as to which direction she should head. And if that is Canon, some suggestion as to comparable lenses to what I was suggesting for Nikon. I know nothing about the Canon line-up and I am helpless about giving good advice in that regard. At least if she chooses Canon I will not be having to lend her my expensive specialty lenses. As always, thanks a bunch.

My youngest daughter just returned for summer from Indiana U where she is in a graduate program in folklore (I know, who will support me in my old age?). She works in the Traditional Arts Indiana program and needs a pretty good quality camera for publication purposes in this program and beyond. We have been a Nikon family since I purchased my first TTL metering Nikon F in 1965 and I have encouraged her to look at the D7100 with 18-140mm kit lens and a good 35mm or 50mm prime as a start. Her primary emphasis will be on still photography for publication quality shots, but she also wants to get into videography. Her boss has suggested that the Canon (probably the EOS 70D) will do a better job with video and that has been confirmed at our local camera store. I have assured her that she should get what suits her best and if that is the Canon, I will probably put her back in the will within a few years. I would appreciate any thoughts of my fellow hedgehoggers as to which direction she should head. And if that is Canon, some suggestion as to comparable lenses to what I was suggesting for Nikon. I know nothing about the Canon line-up and I am helpless about giving good advice in that regard. At least if she chooses Canon I will not be having to lend her my expensive specialty lenses. As always, thanks a bunch.