Far North wrote:
I started this thread in an effort to glean the collective knowledge and experience and so be able to make an informed decision as to which camera I wanted to buy. I also wrote that I did not intend to get a brand war going. Based on these several pages of posts, what I am getting out of it is that neither the Nikon nor the Canon is "better" than the other. Each has its strong points and not so strong point, but neither seems to have any particularly "weak" points. I am finding that each has something for which it seems to do particularly well, i.e., Canon excels in speed of shooting, while the Nikon seems to be good at landscape. As for learning, I certainly am doing that. The personal barbs aren't adding anything to the discussion, though.
The other thing that I am learning is that pixel count isn't so important as is the electronics behind the sensor. Yes, more pixels means greater resolution, but if the processor isn't that great, it doesn't do the resolution a lot of good. Then finally, I am learning from all of this that regardless of how high tech the camera is, none of it matters if the user doesn't know how to use it, control it, put it to its best use. To me that doesn't mean one has to be the master of everything a camera is capable of, rather it means that the photographer should be thoroughly knowledgeable as to the features he or she routinely needs to use. I suppose that even means that if you have a $5000.00 camera and only shoot in "auto," then you ought to be completely familiar with how that works and how to use that one feature. And finally, no camera, no matter how capable it is, will take good photos if the photographer doesn't have an eye for a photo. Photography is part knowledge and part art. I, for one, am not content with just knowing how to push the shutter button or how to change shutter speed and aperture. I am one who likes to know not only what, but why and how. Guess that comes from being a pilot for so many years. And about that "art" part--well that's something that is both learned and gifted. My grandson has that gift. He can see a picture. I, on the other hand, have to study it a lot, then hope it comes out as I envision it. All of which has little to do with camera brand or style.
So, I want to learn, and whatever camera I get will be the one that speaks the loudest to me, from several different angles. Right now, it's the D7200. Yes, I know the virtues of FF, but that isn't what I'm after. So I choose to stay within my self-set parameters and vet out what lies within those parameters. I greatly appreciate all the information being proffered here, too. Lots of good stuff. Oh, and it seems that Fuji is nipping at the heels of Sony in the mirrorless venue, with its X-T1.
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Far North so sorry to be one of those that contributed to your thread going off topic.