jozz__b Loc: Port Elizabeth

Hi,

I have been a huge fan of Nikon since I started taking photography seriously about 3 years ago.

But after my camera came loose and fell off my blackrapid strap, onto grass from about the height of my hip, and it stopped being able to use any of my D lenses. I sent it in for repair. This took 3 months, and about a month and a half after sending it in and clearly explaining what was wrong with it, I got it back and it still wasn't working. After sending it back, and another month and a half later, I got it back and it was working. The Nikon technician still argued with the camera store guy, that I sent it through, about what was wrong with the camera.
And then about a month later my SB-700, which is about a year and a half old, just died on me at a shoot. (in-case anyone asks, the flash wasn't attached to the camera when it fell.)

I might just not be having the best of luck with my gear, but the experience has left a very bad taste in my mouth. And it sucks, as I love my camera,(its a D7000), and have fought for Nikon in many an argument against my Canon friends, of which I am the only Nikon user.
In the absence of both my camera and flash, a Canon friend let me use his spare camera, 650D, 1 lens and a flash unit. I dont like the viewfinder, the focusing points, the sound the camera makes,(this is a real issue for me, as it takes away from the feeling of capturing something special), where the buttons are, the menus, ect. But what I was getting looked better than what I was getting out of my Nikon. And shooting with roughly the same settings I would have used for my camera in that situation.

So now I am torn between sticking with my beloved Nikon, or moving over to Canon. I have looked at the specs of the cameras in roughly the same price range, 70D 60D and 7D, and compared them to the D7000. Used the website snapsort.com.

Is there anyone that has made the move over from one to the other, in about the same range, that could share some advise?

bratliff Loc: Atlanta, GA

I had the exact opposite experience (minus the gear problems). I got back into photography a few years ago and bought a Canon 650d because I used to shoot with Canon film cameras. I thought the camera was great, at first. Images were nice, but not spectacular. Borrowed a friends d600 and loved it! Images were outstanding. Controls were intuitive. Everything about the camera either worked better or made more sense, to me, than the Canon I had. I sold my Canon and bought a d7100 and haven't looked back.

It did take some experimentation with the d7100 to get my OOC jpegs looking good (I shoot RAW + jpg) but now, my jpegs are almost exactly what my RAW files wind up being processed towards. I'm wondering if maybe you just need to experiment with how you are shooting with your d7000?

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

It would seem you are way too logical of a guy to stay with Nikon ....

AZNikon Loc: Mesa, AZ

Avoid buyers remorse: stay with Nikon.

bratliff Loc: Atlanta, GA

LOL What does that mean? Are "Nikonians" emotional and "Canonites" logical? ;)

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

Is your thinking that by switching to Canon you will stop being clumsy and dropping your equipment?

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

Make yourself happy. Both are great cameras.

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

:thumbup:

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

I would hope the the D600 out performed a camera that costs half as much!

If it did not, that would be really sad.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Yes, that has been my experience ........a nice way to but it - not good or bad - just different.

jozz__b Loc: Port Elizabeth

Lol sorry that was a typo, so nikon oriented meant a 600d that a friend lent me.

jozz__b Loc: Port Elizabeth

Lol no,actually the opposite, that if I do have a slip again my gear won't break. My friends are clumselier than I am...which I suppose is why they started with Canon...

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

Just get the Pentax K-3 and you will be happy ;)

GTinSoCal Loc: Palmdale, CA

come to the dark side, come to the dark side
Canon welcomes you...

I dropped my 100-400L lens a few years ago (made me sick :-( )
Sent it to Canon in Irvine, has it back in less than 3 weeks, BETTER than new.

If you find the controls on the Nikon intuitive, that MAY be a reason to stick with it.
When I first started with an SLR, the camera store (they had them back then) loaned me a Nikon, brought it back and they loaned me a Canon.
The Canon immediately felt better and seemed more intuitive to me.

If you jump ship, all of us Canon shooters will welcome you! :-)

GT

Gobuster Loc: South Florida

I'm curious about the repair made to your Nikon. You stated the the camera store sent it in for repair, did they send it to Nikon or just an independent repair facility? I've not had many problems with my Nikon equipment (I have quite a bit too) but when I had a focus issue, sent the camera directly to Nikon, got it back in 10 days, fixed, cleaned and perfect. So far, my experience with Nikon direct service has been excellent, they acknowledge receipt when they get the camera, provide a work order # so you can track your repair and answer e-mails or questions submitted through their service and support site.

If you contact them for a repair, they send a shipping label and instructions how to pack the camera. When they receive it, you get a written estimate for the repair which requires your approval before they start. Is this how your repair was handled?

As for the SB 700, anything can fail, I have 2 of them and they have been perfect so far. I suggest you contact Nikon directly through their service & support website: http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Service-And-Support/Service-And-Repair.page

I also have some Canon gear, but, can't comment on whether switching would help as their stuff breaks too (good service as well). My personal preference at the moment is Nikon, just prefer how they handle and seem to provide more dynamic range, YMMV.