Nikon or Cannon ?
Dec 8, 2013 12:42:59 #
Bridges wrote:
I went with Nikon because I like their commitment ... (show quote)
What I referred to was that Nikon made a business decision in the mid to late 90's .... they did not forsee the demise of film cameras as they were known at the time .... in 1996 Canon came out with the first consumer digital camera, Nikon followed almost 1 year later .... Nikon professional dslr's were high priced in the early 2000's .... Canon entered the market with a popular priced professional dlsr in August of 2003 ... it was a year later that Nikon entered that segment of the business. .... Kodak was an example of a company that missed the digital revolution .... they introduced the DC 40 in 1995 .... well before Canon or Nikon .... I have a DC50 introduced in 1996 ... some marketing genius at Kodak thought the film business would never die .... we know the end of that story ... So in the final analysis, the people a Canon saw the future of photography at least a year before the people at Nikon ...
Dec 8, 2013 13:24:43 #
DEBJENROB wrote:
What I referred to was that Nikon made a business ... (show quote)
Along those same lines: Kodak was kept afloat for so long after the digital revolution because of their early embrace of digital technology. Their patents were used by many of the camera companies and may still be for all I know. Early CD's of the software we got from our respective camera companies listed Kodak patent #'s along with those of the respective companies.
Dec 8, 2013 13:29:40 #
Dec 8, 2013 13:57:21 #
photo169 wrote:
Which is your favorite, Nikon or Cannon ?
I had a choice to make between the Nikon d7100 and the Canon 7d. i chose the Canon for 2 reasons neither of which had anything to do with which one is 'better". The 7d is a touch bigger and felt more comfortable in my very big hands and I will be able to use my old trustworthy FD lenses with adapter. When you think of it you can take good or bad photos with either brand.
Dec 8, 2013 14:10:38 #
boberic wrote:
I had a choice to make between the Nikon d7100 and the Canon 7d. i chose the Canon for 2 reasons neither of which had anything to do with which one is 'better". The 7d is a touch bigger and felt more comfortable in my very big hands and I will be able to use my old trustworthy FD lenses with adapter. When you think of it you can take good or bad photos with either brand.
your choice was predicated on having Canon lenses ... but if you do a side by side comparison .... the D7100 is the better camera ...also .... on the Nikon DSLR .... you can use any Nikon lens ever made on any Nikon camera ..... you can not use a Canon crop lens on a Canon full frame camera ...
Dec 8, 2013 14:14:50 #
boberic wrote:
I had a choice to make between the Nikon d7100 and the Canon 7d. i chose the Canon for 2 reasons neither of which had anything to do with which one is 'better". The 7d is a touch bigger and felt more comfortable in my very big hands and I will be able to use my old trustworthy FD lenses with adapter. When you think of it you can take good or bad photos with either brand.
I have a Canon FD to Nikon adapter.
Dec 8, 2013 18:00:47 #
photo169 wrote:
Which is your favorite, Nikon or Cannon ?
Nikon and Canon cameras are for taking pictures. "Cannons" are for firing projectiles. Sorry, just a pet peeve of mine that people can't spell the camera brand correctly. :roll:
Dec 8, 2013 18:14:42 #
I have used both Canon and Nikon film and digital SLRs and they both take great pics. I prefer Canon because it is more intuitive and responsive to my needs, but to each his own. I recognize that Sony and Olympus, and others, are putting out great cameras. With care, they can all take great pictures.
photo169 wrote:
Which is your favorite, Nikon or Cannon ?
Dec 8, 2013 20:25:04 #
Bugfan
Loc: Toronto, Canada
I used the best of Canon forty two years ago when I shot film. Then when I went digital fifteen years ago I switched to Nikon. I have never regretted making that switch.
Dec 8, 2013 20:39:44 #
DEBJENROB wrote:
I think it all about the glass ...... we all know which brand has the best reputation for the lens ...just look at the brand name on any high quality optic ....................
yep, those made in Germany before we bombed the optics factories
Dec 8, 2013 20:52:01 #
jim quist wrote:
yep, those made in Germany before we bombed the optics factories
Now that's funny I don't care who you are. :lol: Unless you're German then maybe it's not so funny. :roll:
Dec 8, 2013 21:10:08 #
Which computer is best? Same question, really. You need to get the one that feels and seems best to you based on what you'll do with it. If you shoot lots of video and you want an easier to hang onto camera body that will have you lean one direction. If something "just looks odd", about one camera you'll never be truly happy with it. I agree with most respondents here that you really can't say either one is better than the other on a brand alone basis as to what their cameras are capable of doing. You need the one best at doing what you demand from a camera that looks and feels best closest to ideal in your estimation. You're limiting yourself by only looking at two makers - but you're limiting yourself to the two equipment makers representing the majority of serious photographers on the planet...
Dec 8, 2013 21:11:36 #
Dec 8, 2013 22:56:17 #
photo169 wrote:
Which is your favorite, Nikon or Cannon ?
Pentax......!!!!!!
Dec 9, 2013 01:20:30 #
Bugfan wrote:
I used the best of Canon forty two years ago when I shot film. Then when I went digital fifteen years ago I switched to Nikon. I have never regretted making that switch.
I'm with you. The Ftb still may be the best camera I ever had, although the D7000 and D800 are great cameras.
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