Jay Drew Loc: Boise, Id.

Hello Carl1024
I've always favored sticking w/ 1 system. I feel having more than 1 results in redundant duplication & a waste of $$$. That was true in the film era when any camera could be operated w/o a manual & it's even more true today, when it takes books of hundreds of pages to use a digital camera. I started w/ Nikon in the '60s and only abandoned them last year due to their policy of no longer selling parts to independent repair stations. (Which means that if I have purchased a used gray market piece, Nikon USA won't repair it. And there's no easy way of determining if it's gray market before I have bought it).
Due to feeling betrayed by Nikon, I've switched to Sony & 1 Sony lens, so far, & have an adapter to use my Nikon lenses. Never the less I still favor having 1 brand.
Good luck, Jay

chrisg-optical Loc: New York, NY

Nikon will be around for a while, although they are struggling to say the least. They will focus on the Z line and I hope (and am hopeful) that they will do well in the end. DSLRs will go the way of film cameras in the next several years shrinking and fading unto oblivion...but don't forget the USED market.

Sony and Canon will have staying power since they have diverse product lines in the consumer and commercial markets....but I don't care for either maker's cameras.

Not on your list is Fuji - that's the horse I am betting on.

However, keep in mind no company is too big too fail eventually....well maybe Sony is bulletproof....

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Didn't you hear? You can swap your Nikon gear for Canon, Fuji, or Sony.

barryg

I changed from Nikon to Fujifilm over 10 years a ago and never looked back. Superior quality and better value.

A. T.

LOL, same here because I have three nikons.

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

Once you have learned photography you will know cameras well enough to decide for yourself.

Carl1024 Loc: Kaneohe, HI 96744

Sony is on my mine most of the time? The A77, has a very active AF
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gouldopfl

I have shot with a few camera brands over the years. All camera manufacturers have dropping sales as the number of cameras being purchased has dropped dramatically, cellphones being one reason. Canon market share continues to climb in a declining market, however they dropped two very good cameras in 2020 that have been very popular. Nikon had a tough year although they dropped the Z6 II and X7 II and they may help turn the company around.

Sony had a so/so year.
Both Sony and Nikon had major restructuring to hopefully turn things around.

Lenses make a huge difference in camera systems.

Canon has always been known for superb glass but it can be very pricey. If you are purchasing a DSLR from Canon and Nikon there are excellent 3rd party glass from companies like Sigma and Tamron.

If you go mirrorless, Sony has the most 3rd party glass available from many different sources. The Canon has some 3rd party glass, however both Sigma and Tamron have said they are working on R mount glass. When is still unknown. I was hoping we would hear something at CES last week, but did not. I believe that Nikon has even a few 3rd party lenses and less Z lenses from Nikon than Canon for the R mount, however Sigma and Tamron have said they are both working on them with no release date.

Nikon definitely are in the worst financial shape but they are hoping that their restructuring and reducing poor profitablity products will help their bottom line. Nikon is the only one of the big three still creating new DSLR cameras and they are pretty high end at pretty good prices.