cetapp wrote:
I am amateur at digital cameras, but want to buy a fairly easy to learn and use DSRL camera. I have researched Canon and Nikon. Any advice at which company may have what I am looking for. I like taking scenery and wildlife photos and pictures of decorations at Christmas, inside and out. Thank you.
There is more than one choice of course! I have many camera's, of different brands and types. I would suggest that you look into
purchasing the very excellent Nikon D3400 with it's two kit lenses, the Nikkor DX AF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 G VR II, that is usually paired with it as a matched set; it's a wide angle to slight telephoto lens that has excellent performance, and sells for $275.00 by itself.
You can get this camera right now, from B&H Photo in NYC, on the Internet,
www.bhphotovideo.com, IN A PACKAGE, with that
lens, AND a very nice Nikkor DX AF-S 70-300mm Telephoto lens, FOR ONLY $596.95 !!! THE NIKON D3300 CAMERA BODY, THE
18-55mm AND THE 70-300mm LENSES ALL FOR ONLY $596.95 !!! THIS IS A TOTAL STEAL FOR A REALLY GREAT AND TOTALLY AWESOME, AND VERY EASY TO USE DSLR CAMERA, THAT IS JUST PERFECT FOR ANYONE STARTING OUT! B&H Photo also throws
into the deal, at no additional charge, a top quality San Disk UH-1 16GB, very large capacity and very high speed, memory card,
and a free Nikon School DVD! (All that you need to pick up, is a low cost camera bag. They have dozens of them on their website.)
The Nikon D3400 is one of the finest camera's that's made today. It replaces the D3300, which is a very beloved camera, that has overjoyed hundreds of thousands of people nationwide for many years, and before that, was an entire line of similar models, each
one improved upon as they were released.
I have a Nikon D7200 which cost me $1,290.00 for the body only, when it came out last year, I also have the D3300, as a backup body, and the D3300 takes images that are just as fine as the D7200, under virtually all conditions. This D3400 will take PERFECT images for you consistently, and it has ALL of the functionality of ANY camera that's sold today; for you to use, and to grow into,
as your skills develop. It also has the "Full Automatic Mode", so that you can simply frame your image, half press the shutter release, to auto-focus, and continue to press the shutter release, to capture your perfect exposure every time.
It has multiple drive speeds; matrix, center & spot light metering; adjustable focus modes; EVERYTHING that you'll need and desire your camera to have, and that any other top flight camera has. As a Nikon product, it has an entire world of optional lenses and accessories readily available to it.
It's sensor size is APS-C, which means that you'll get nice large digital images to capture, as opposed to the smaller micro-four thirds size camera's, with their smaller sized image sensor's, that only capture a reduced digital image size...(Olympus, Panasonic, and some others, for example.)
You'll hear people talking about, and suggesting, that you purchase a Canon, brand camera! DO NOT! NOT, with THIS PACKAGE Being Offered Right Now, AT THIS PRICE...It would be foolhardy to pass THIS Deal Up! This, is an EXTREMELY, EXCEPTIONAL DEAL!!!
THEY ARE, GIVING YOU, THAT TELEPHOTO LENS, THE NICE MEMORY CARD, AND THE NIKON SCHOOL DISK! AND THE CAMERA AND IT'S REGULAR WIDE TO SLIGHT TELEPHOTO ZOOM LENS AT A VERY GOOD PRICE.
MY OPINION IS that you need to get this great, killer deal, with this very wonderful, top-notch, premium camera.
Regarding Canon vs. Nikon camera's...They ARE BOTH, VERY GOOD, cameras either would serve well.
They are akin to Ford vs. Chevrolet. They're to gigantic parallel corporate brands which keep up with each other in all ways except
for one. Their image sensors. Nikon uses better image sensors than Canon does, in their CROP SENSOR, ASP-C cameras. In their
full frame cameras Nikon is still better, but Canon has good image sensors. Canon's full frame image sensors are good in performance, Nikon's are best. However, in their crop sensor camera's, that use APS-C image sensor's, the cameras that you're shopping for, Canon puts out camera models, which have poor dynamic range in their image sensors, while Nikon's image sensors
are the best that are available. Canon has one APS-C sensor camera model the 80D that has a good image sensor.
The reason for this difference across brand is because Canon manufactures their own image sensor's, while Nikon has them made
for them, by specialized high tech sensor fab companies who only perform this state of the art work which is ultra complex. So, Nikon stays on the edge of technology by changing manufacturers as technology changes and Canon does it all themselves. It's due to the different business models of the two corporations.
This sensor difference is one of the few differences between the Canon and Nikon camera's.
You can see this sensor difference documented on the website
www.dxomark.com, and you can also see their, just how good the sensor is on the Nikon D3400.
Canon and Nikon, both make great camera's, as does Sony; whose camera's are more complicated to use due to button layout and the lack of good owner's manuals.
Have a nice day!
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Nikon D3400 DSLR Camera with 18-55mm and 70-300mm Lenses (Black)
B&H # NID3400BK MFR # 1573