Nikon vs Canon
Aug 21, 2014 00:17:52 #
[quote=Winterbabybear]Is there really one better than the other? If so, why?[/quote
I shoot fast action nature shots and if you plan on doing anything like that pick canon but if you will be shooting landscapes or animals moving slowly or still any camera will do.
I shoot fast action nature shots and if you plan on doing anything like that pick canon but if you will be shooting landscapes or animals moving slowly or still any camera will do.
Aug 21, 2014 00:59:42 #
However you narrow down your search, you will want to hold one in your hands. That was the deciding factor for me after about 3 years research.
Comfort, placement of buttons, number of buttons.
Look for commonly used functions that are easy to get to.
Remember the peripherals; memory cards, lens cleaners, sensor cleaners, bags, lenses, tri/mono-pods, extra batteries, printer, flash
A place to store you photos. The amount of space you need will depend on how you shoot; jpeg vs RAW.
Post processing software if you shoot RAW.
Good Luck in your quest.
Comfort, placement of buttons, number of buttons.
Look for commonly used functions that are easy to get to.
Remember the peripherals; memory cards, lens cleaners, sensor cleaners, bags, lenses, tri/mono-pods, extra batteries, printer, flash
A place to store you photos. The amount of space you need will depend on how you shoot; jpeg vs RAW.
Post processing software if you shoot RAW.
Good Luck in your quest.
Aug 21, 2014 01:06:26 #
closer
Loc: Tennessee
Welcome Beth I'm new here too, it is really a good place to learn, people are nice and very helpful. BTW you would have gotten a lot of responses if you asked which is better a ford or chevy LOL
Aug 21, 2014 01:12:16 #
closer
Loc: Tennessee
I'm in the same boat. Trying to decide between the two camera's Nikon D5200 And Cannon T4i. T5i is way overpriced inmo. I just saw a used Cannon 30D on B@H I might buy it. It was only 180 dollars. Just want something to change lens out. My 10 year old cannon Power shot is about shot.
Aug 21, 2014 01:31:24 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
closer wrote:
I'm in the same boat. Trying to decide between the two camera's Nikon D5200 And Cannon T4i. T5i is way overpriced inmo. I just saw a used Cannon 30D on B@H I might buy it. It was only 180 dollars. Just want something to change lens out. My 10 year old cannon Power shot is about shot.
With the choice between a 2006 camera and a 2013 camera, I would go with the newer one any day (snapsort Canon 30D/Nikon D5200 comparison).
Aug 21, 2014 03:32:41 #
Winterbabybear wrote:
Is there really one better than the other? If so, why?
When you compare competitive models they tend to leap frog each other.
Aug 21, 2014 13:16:11 #
Over more than 50 years of buying cameras, I have owned many Nikons, and many Canons, as well as some Pentaxes, Mamiya's, and others. All of the big name brands produce high quality products. Each item has it's own niche, and fills it well enough for some buyers, but not for others. The differences between Nikon, and Canon, are minuscule, and matters of personal preferences. Neither is inherently "better", or "worse" than the other. No camera of any make, or model, will always be best for everything in all situations.
The Multi-Exposure feature of one camera will be more useful to the artist wanting to work with multi-exposures than will the camera which lacks that function, and so requires the artist to create his multiple exposures the old fashioned way, manually. If you never want to do any multiple exposure imaging, that feature will be of no use to you.
If you do a lot of travel, into the wilds, and want to recall where you shot what, and are not fond of using a notebook, a camera with built in GPS that can imprint the location onto the image, along with the shutter speed, etc, would be handy. If you are less averse to using a notebook, or do not travel so much, GPS would be a costly extra feature that you will rarely-if ever-use.
If a camera has the features you want, and need, and you use them well, it makes no difference what the camera's brand is. Good photographers can get good pix out of an old view camera with almost no features. The whiz bang features on newer cameras are more matters of convenience than image quality.
Canon lenses tend to use more numerous lens elements, and multiple coatings. Nikon lenses tend to use fewer lens elements, and fewer coatings, but achieve the same results. Whether a lens element has three separate coatings...or one coating which does the work of three, matters little to end results.
Canon vs Nikon is a Pohtaytoh vs Pohtahtoh kind of thing....a tempest in a teapot...a tale told by an idiot, full of sound, and fury, signifying nothing. You can find cameras in either brand line which will do everything you want to do, and do them all very well, and easily. As many pros use one brand as the other.
Where it starts to matter to you is once you have invested a lot of money in a supply if lenses, and accessories, for one brand / model. If you have dozens of Nikon lenses, and are ready to buy a new camera, you will be better served by a new Nikon Camera which can use most of your current lenses. If you have a lot of Canon stuff, you would be better off buying a new Canon camera. If you have no big collection of camera lenses / accessories, in either line, yet, it makes no difference which brand you choose now.
The Multi-Exposure feature of one camera will be more useful to the artist wanting to work with multi-exposures than will the camera which lacks that function, and so requires the artist to create his multiple exposures the old fashioned way, manually. If you never want to do any multiple exposure imaging, that feature will be of no use to you.
If you do a lot of travel, into the wilds, and want to recall where you shot what, and are not fond of using a notebook, a camera with built in GPS that can imprint the location onto the image, along with the shutter speed, etc, would be handy. If you are less averse to using a notebook, or do not travel so much, GPS would be a costly extra feature that you will rarely-if ever-use.
If a camera has the features you want, and need, and you use them well, it makes no difference what the camera's brand is. Good photographers can get good pix out of an old view camera with almost no features. The whiz bang features on newer cameras are more matters of convenience than image quality.
Canon lenses tend to use more numerous lens elements, and multiple coatings. Nikon lenses tend to use fewer lens elements, and fewer coatings, but achieve the same results. Whether a lens element has three separate coatings...or one coating which does the work of three, matters little to end results.
Canon vs Nikon is a Pohtaytoh vs Pohtahtoh kind of thing....a tempest in a teapot...a tale told by an idiot, full of sound, and fury, signifying nothing. You can find cameras in either brand line which will do everything you want to do, and do them all very well, and easily. As many pros use one brand as the other.
Where it starts to matter to you is once you have invested a lot of money in a supply if lenses, and accessories, for one brand / model. If you have dozens of Nikon lenses, and are ready to buy a new camera, you will be better served by a new Nikon Camera which can use most of your current lenses. If you have a lot of Canon stuff, you would be better off buying a new Canon camera. If you have no big collection of camera lenses / accessories, in either line, yet, it makes no difference which brand you choose now.
Aug 28, 2014 10:36:00 #
Canon vs Nikon, Nikon vs Canon:
Which is better..? Well its like "Ford" vs "Chevy"..... same analogy.. Reading some of the questions/answers here with no definitive results, I did some research at Wikipedia.
Canon (Kwanon) Tokyo, Japan Origin 1934 introduced Japan's 1st 35mm Camera. In its early years (Canon) Canon facilities could not produce/manufacture their own Optical Glass, and its 1st Camera incorporated Nikkon Lenses (later Nikon Corp.)
Canon manufactures hundreds of other devices besides Cameras.
Nikon (Naikon) of Tokyo, Japan founded in July 25, 1917 as Japan's Optical Industries. The 1st branded Nikon Camera was released in 1948. Nikon also manufactures hundreds of other devices besides Camera's. Optics like binoculars, microscopes, lenses, semi-conductors, the list goes on... including work for NASA Space-Shuttle devices.
Without laboratory testing of the two's similar devices in the same environmental settings and so-called benchmarks recorded, its hard to compare both manufactures. It's all a matter of choice, myself, I've used Canon since 1972.... it fit my budget as where the Leica was out of the question..
My only advice is to visit a Camera Shop(if there's any left) and examine the different features of each brand on similar Camera's. Depending on your "tastes" and type of Photography you wish to do, the choice is yours and yours alone.... Beware, some shops will try to sell you the "Brooklyn Bridge" so do some research in advance and pretty much know a little about what your seeking in a Camera.....
Which is better..? Well its like "Ford" vs "Chevy"..... same analogy.. Reading some of the questions/answers here with no definitive results, I did some research at Wikipedia.
Canon (Kwanon) Tokyo, Japan Origin 1934 introduced Japan's 1st 35mm Camera. In its early years (Canon) Canon facilities could not produce/manufacture their own Optical Glass, and its 1st Camera incorporated Nikkon Lenses (later Nikon Corp.)
Canon manufactures hundreds of other devices besides Cameras.
Nikon (Naikon) of Tokyo, Japan founded in July 25, 1917 as Japan's Optical Industries. The 1st branded Nikon Camera was released in 1948. Nikon also manufactures hundreds of other devices besides Camera's. Optics like binoculars, microscopes, lenses, semi-conductors, the list goes on... including work for NASA Space-Shuttle devices.
Without laboratory testing of the two's similar devices in the same environmental settings and so-called benchmarks recorded, its hard to compare both manufactures. It's all a matter of choice, myself, I've used Canon since 1972.... it fit my budget as where the Leica was out of the question..
My only advice is to visit a Camera Shop(if there's any left) and examine the different features of each brand on similar Camera's. Depending on your "tastes" and type of Photography you wish to do, the choice is yours and yours alone.... Beware, some shops will try to sell you the "Brooklyn Bridge" so do some research in advance and pretty much know a little about what your seeking in a Camera.....
Aug 28, 2014 10:43:24 #
Winterbabybear wrote:
Is there really one better than the other? If so, why?
Here is the best answer. NO. MAYBE, YES. I have a better question. Which is better - an egg with a white shell or an egg with brown shell?
Aug 28, 2014 10:52:41 #
GTinSoCal wrote:
a consensus on THIS subject?!!!
NEVER!!!
LOL
what is this"pentax" you speak of? ;-)
Is the government charging a tax if we use a pen now?!
GT
NEVER!!!
LOL
what is this"pentax" you speak of? ;-)
Is the government charging a tax if we use a pen now?!
GT
ohh CRAP!! time to go back to pencils!!!
Aug 28, 2014 10:53:55 #
Winterbabybear wrote:
Is there really one better than the other? If so, why?
past debates!!
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/search.jsp?q=nikon+vs+canon&u=&s=0
Aug 28, 2014 10:55:49 #
The best camera ever made, Kodak Instamatic with 120 film, I used to find at every table in most receptions.
Why was it the best, because more memories were captured on that camera and shared them any other camera in history.
Why was it the best, because more memories were captured on that camera and shared them any other camera in history.
Aug 29, 2014 01:36:40 #
mongoose777
Loc: Frisco Texas
[quote=Balboa][quote=Winterbabybear]Is there really one better than the other? If so, why?[/quote
I shoot fast action nature shots and if you plan on doing anything like that pick canon but if you will be shooting landscapes or animals moving slowly or still any camera will do.[/quote]
You are so wrong to misinform the forum like that.
They are both adequate and they both do the same job, it just comes down to preference.
I personally believe the D4s is better than the D1x, but thats my option.
I shoot some of the fastest sports in the world with a NIKON!!
I also have shot wildlife with my same setup and have never missed anything in the wild, in fact they were not fast enough for me.
I shoot fast action nature shots and if you plan on doing anything like that pick canon but if you will be shooting landscapes or animals moving slowly or still any camera will do.[/quote]
You are so wrong to misinform the forum like that.
They are both adequate and they both do the same job, it just comes down to preference.
I personally believe the D4s is better than the D1x, but thats my option.
I shoot some of the fastest sports in the world with a NIKON!!
I also have shot wildlife with my same setup and have never missed anything in the wild, in fact they were not fast enough for me.
Aug 29, 2014 01:44:24 #
mongoose777
Loc: Frisco Texas
gstealth wrote:
WOw, br br All the discussion of Canon vs. Nikon ... (show quote)
This is the best honest answer I have ever heard!!!
Thank You!!
They are both great cameras with very similar lens
and have similar overall settings.
It all comes down to YOU, the photographer who makes
the final decision in controlling light.
Aug 29, 2014 07:56:44 #
mongoose777 wrote:
You are so wrong to misinform the forum like that.
They are both adequate and they both do the same job, it just comes down to preference.
I personally believe the D4s is better than the D1x, but thats my option.
I shoot some of the fastest sports in the world with a NIKON!!
I also have shot wildlife with my same setup and have never missed anything in the wild, in fact they were not fast enough for me.
They are both adequate and they both do the same job, it just comes down to preference.
I personally believe the D4s is better than the D1x, but thats my option.
I shoot some of the fastest sports in the world with a NIKON!!
I also have shot wildlife with my same setup and have never missed anything in the wild, in fact they were not fast enough for me.
I wasn't speaking to you, I was trying to be helpful to a post. Did you see me jump on your opinion? Are people's feelings so fragile these days? Relax...its not the end of the world if someone else sees things differently!
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