The Saint KK4GO Loc: Florida

Hands down, Canon 7DmII for sports and low light. 10 FPS capture speed and a gazillion focus points. Fast lenses like Canon 'L' series lens help too. Just my 2c worth.

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

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Mark7829 Loc: Calfornia

I think any camera among the top brands will work BUT your approach is all wrong. First mistake, coming in here and asking. What you will get it, I have this one or that one and I like it. None of which is helpful. Second, not doing your own research. Before you can drive a car, you need a license. You need to practice with a trainer. Before you buy, you canvass the car lots, test drive and view adds, reviews, etc. The same goes for cameras. While cameras are one side of the puzzle, lenses are the second and most important. This is not a profession or the hobby for the faint of heart. It can be expensive. BUT equipment is only one part and the least important part. Knowledgeable of composition and light is the most important and that trumps equipment every time. You can get award winning shots and do exceptionally well with average equipment. This is the hardest lesson to learn. We think that equipment will make the difference. It doesn't. No, I am not comparing low end with high end but basic, well made equipment works just fine.

Consider refurbished or used. Why, there are so many new cameras out there. There is a new one every couple of months. Many in here ditch there cameras for new ones thinking that the newer camera will make the difference. It doesn't but that means you can find good equipment at a low cost, if you know what to look for. Again, do your home work, don't follow the trends or hype.

And I am going to quietly - "unwatch" this post as I already know where it is going.

revhen Loc: By the beautiful Hudson

Here are pictures I took in Ireland when the sun was down and almost pitch dark with my 70D. I read that the sensor in the 70D was a new highly sensitive one in low light and has proven so. Note the low "noise" factor (scattered extraneous little dots) in these although taken on the auto setting and jpg format(a slightly compressed not so sharp as RAW--something you'll have to study).

tiger1640 Loc: Michigan

Just remember that the camera is only a "tool" knowledge of how to take a picture lighting composition posing all play into a great picture.Learn as much as you can about photography and you could use any camera to take a great picture.

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

Just my opinion.

What are you familiar with? Canon.

Which is better for sports? Canon.

Which is better for wedding photography? A draw.

Which has a better lens line up? Canon.

Which is better for portraits? Nikon in studio.

Which is better for landscapes? Probably Niko... Oh, you did not mention landscapes.

revhen Loc: By the beautiful Hudson

Here's Canon 70D landscapes. Looks pretty good to me. But then it's my baby and I'm prejudiced.

RConrad06 Loc: Mansfiled, Ohio

I just realized that I put the wrong canon camera on my post I was looking at. I was comparing the Canon EOS 70D to the Nikon D7200, one of the things that caught my attention with the Nikon was the dual memory card slot. Was thinking it could be useful if I was able to run a back up while taking pictures I case one of the cards went corrupt. Both cameras are not too far apart in price (a couple 100) and just wanted some opinions on the Nikon since I've mainly shot canon. I have been doing my research on both brands and one of my stops was different message boards as well as people to see which brand they ran with, why that brand and if they felt they wished they would have went the other way. I'm not relying solely on this board for my full decision but will take in all input on my consideration. Again thanks everyone for all of the input and tips you have provided.

RKL349 Loc: Connecticut

Go to a camera store and hold both and see which one fits your hands and eye better. If your father and grandfather have additional lenses, you may want to consider Canon more since you could share lenses with them. Both are excellent cameras and both have a great choice when it comes to lenses. Don't rule out Sony, Olympus, Pentax, etc.

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

Generally those who use Canon will suggest a Canon and those who use Nikon will do the same. I suppose it's human nature and a way we validate our choices. I won't do that.

I suggest that you compare the features/specs on the models you've narrowed it down to. Here is a link to do that: http://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/cameras

That will compare the features and specifications. I would read the reviews as well. Then go to a brick and mortar retail shop and compare the two side-by-side for feel, comfort, etc. Compare the accessibility of the various controls. They are not standardized.

If you are most people-- you'll make this choice once-- and then commit yourself by adding lenses. Don't rush this process & not do your "homework".

Mark7829 Loc: Calfornia

Two identical images (size, settings, etc) , one raw and one jpeg will be equally sharp. Sharpness is not an jpeg vs raw difference or argument. If that were true, NO ONE WOULD EVER SHOOT JPEG. As for the images themselves, I don't see camera or lens qualities. I see simple composition and light. I don't see the point you are trying to make other than you have that camera and you like it.

GENorkus Loc: Washington Twp, Michigan

As mentioned prior, they're both good.

Do a little legwork and see what the locals in your town and photo club(s) use.

All though it is normally good help here on ugly, it would help to have something you don't have to use the Internet to get advise for when in a jam.

alfeng Loc: Out where the West commences ...

First, I love Canon products ...

.....I had three Canon SLRs (TL, Pellix, F-1) ... unfortunately, they were all lost in a burglary.

.....I still have a couple of vintage, Leica-Thread-Mount rangefinder Canons ... suh-weet!

BUT, unless you have more than 50mm lenses on the two "inherited" cameras, then you may want to consider a different product line ...

BECAUSE, once you buy into Canon's digital cameras you will either be married-to-it OR possibly-and-probably suffer a huge financial loss if you decide to switch to a non-Canon at some time in the future ...

BECAUSE Canon's flange-to-"film"-plane distance is shorter than most ...

And so, your only future option (which is not a bad option) would probably be a mirrorless camera BECAUSE Canon may change their lens mount yet again.

Personally, I have a couple of humongous (IMO) Panasonic 4/3 (a DSLR) camera bodies + diminutive-by-comparison m4/3 (mirrorless) bodies ...

......Diminutive is good.

FWIW. If you are planning on a "business" AND if the choice is only between Canon & Nikon then I think you should probably consider a Nikon.

BTW. As disclosure, I have to tell you that in addition to the Canon 35mm cameras which I had-or-have, I also (still) have Nikon & Olympus OM-series 35mm cameras ... and, MY observation is that both the Nikon & Olympus Zuiko lenses were better than similar-focal-length Canon (film) lenses which I had ...

That was then ... also, I can't say about how Canon's & Nikon's current ZOOM lens optics compare AND/OR how the auto-focusing of the two compare.

.....I use the Nikkor & Zuiko "film" lenses on my 4/3 & m4/3 camera bodies.

WALL

Take a look at Sony. The SLR as we know it may be on the way out.

CHOLLY Loc: THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE!

Sony makes the best mirrorless cameras.

But the Sony A77II is a MUCH better sports camera than the 7DII for nearly HALF the price. And it shoots faster, has better autofocus and a far superior AF system to the D7200...again, for SUBSTANTIALLY less money.

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