mikegreenwald Loc: Illinois

Canon and Nikon both make a full line of cameras, from marginal quality entry level stuff to superb quality professional, and a great deal in between. From time to time one leap-frogs the other, but the advantage doesn't last. You cannot go wrong with either. Try them both, or just flip a coin - you will be happy with whichever you get, once you become familiar with them.
Note though that the higher end cameras are very versatile, and the price of versatility is complexity. You will have to spend time with the new camera, and with its manual - no matter which you choose.

aardq

See if your store will put one of each on the counter. Then from 2 feet away, reach for one, pick it up and go straight to a shooting posture. You may find that one seems to move into position easier than the other, and points more naturally. Do that several times and you may find yourself leaning to one over the other. The easier the camera fits you and moves into shooting position, the more confidence you will have in the camera, because you won't have to make minor position adjustments. If that happens, then that might be the way to go for you. If it doesn't happen, flip a coin, because, as above, you are deciding between equals and any method of deciding is just as good as any other method.
Good luck and good shooting.

ole sarg Loc: south florida

It makes no difference

Bugfan Loc: Toronto, Canada

I shot Canon for about twenty years and Nikon after that for about thirty years so far.

Neither of the two makers is "better". Each is able to address both amateur and professional needs with no problem and each produces quality images. Both also have an extensive collection of lenses and other gadgets to solve most photography problems.

As to making comparisons, yes they don't offer all the same products. Each has a unique product or two that is exclusive. And of course if that's the solution you need it's fair to conclude that the one with the gadget is the best. Well, it's not like that either. Whatever one doesn't have, it will have it soon enough, maybe a year or two from now and when the gadget comes out it will usually be better than the one you're drooling at though sometimes it's only equal to the other. I remember when the D800 came out Canon and most others were shocked at the seeming high resolution. But it didn't last. Two years later Canon came out with a 50 megapixel version. Now I'm waiting for Nikon to come along with an even higher one. That wil happen sooner or later.

My suggestion is to hold the cameras you are interested in. Do the controls slip under the fingers? Is it easy to hold? Does it perform and meet your needs? Touch is important, if it doesn't feel right you won't use it and if the controls aren't easy to access you'll miss pictures trying to find them. One story I like to tell is the on/off button. Any time I pick up a Nikon DSLR regardless of model the finger knows exactly how to turn the camera on. By contrast every time I have picked up a Canon DSLR I've had to look for the on/off switch, it seems to always be in a different place from one model to the next. It's perhaps a trivial point but I have four Nikon DSLRs so I'm thankful when buttons I need a lot are easy to find and use.

Since you started with Nikon I expect you are very comfortable with it so why not stay there? I know when I switched from Canon I never looked back. I've been with Nikon every since and I have expexctations that will ever change.

giant97

The difference to me lies in the lenses...canon has a bigger lineup and much more inexpensive in the consumer line...price a 50mm f 1.8 from each and see what I mean....I own both Nikon and Canon...and to be honest both are fantastic....I lean to my Canons as I can afford more for them than the Nikon ....but that said the Nikon is a fantastic camera also. Just my experience.

Bob

jackpi Loc: Southwest Ohio

I have several cameras. The ones I use the most are the ones that are simplest/easiest to control (aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and exposure). Go to a camera store and check out the alternatives. Make sure you have a 30-day return policy from wherever you buy the camera and lenses in case you discover you are disappointed in something after you make the purchase.

AnthonyBiss Loc: Toronto, Ontario

There are excellent responses to your question listed herein. However, the D-750 is an excellent full frame camera for low light images and noise reduction. It all depends on what you want to use it for. If you want to do a comparative analysis you can check the information out on the internet or YOU TUBE. Every photographer will have their own biases.
I have had other brands before switching to NIKON many many years ago. Why change once you have an inventory of great lens that does the same job as CANON lens. This is a money rip of game by the manufacturers. SAVE YOUR $$
Dr.Albert

Chief Rob

A recent (5 or 6 months ago) I read a review and comparison of Nikon vs Cannon by a "professional photographer" (I do not remember his name or the web site of his review). The results: AT THAT TIME he considered the Nikon to be a superior camera but also considered the Cannon to have superior lens. Toss up in my mind. That having been said my advice is to choose the camera that FEELS best in YOUR HAND.
Chief Rob

rfmaude41 Loc: Lancaster, Texas (DFW area)

Nikon, rather than Cannon LoL

bob44044 Loc: Ohio

Don't listen to all that, mine is better than yours stuff. Both Nikon and Cannon are equally outstanding cameras. The reason people become loyal to one or the other is they have invested a lot of money in lenses for their respective cameras. To switch from Cannon to Nikon when you have all that money invested in Cannon lenses would be stupid, and visa versa.

People can be very childish when you bring this subject up. Both are Equally outstanding. Neither one is better than the other.

Smudgey Loc: Ohio, Calif, Now Arizona

I worked in a store that sold both, and they are both excellent cameras. I shoot a Canon and I have a friend that shoots a Nikon. If you already have lenses for Nikon, then there is no need to switch. If you go to Full Frame then you will be getting new lenses anyway and back to square one and both brands are great. Just for your info I shoot a Canon 5D SR and love it.

catchlight.. Loc: Wisconsin USA- Halden Norway

A cat that could fetch a stick would be awesome! Familiarity can be a big consideration. Going from the 7d to the mk iii to the mk iv was easy for me due to the consistent control layout and menu of the Canon product evolution. Relearning can be good but more important is committing to a system your comfortable with and willing to commit to... Glass was probably more important than brand in my personal experience. There is a paper thin line in DLSR performance between brands at the top and it is very much the Ford vs Chevy thing...

Bill Koepsel Loc: Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

I had both, both very good, some Sony are excellent too. It depends on the type of photography your doing. I have a Nikon 800d and had a Canon 5d mark I both excellent.

Bozsik Loc: Orangevale, California

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

I shoot with Canon... their cameras are "comfortable" to me and the Canon system has most of the things I need.

But I know other folks who are just as happy with Nikon... or Olympus, or Sony, or Pentax, etc.



If you have Nikon-fit lenses or accessories, you might be best sticking with Nikon.

D750 is a "full frame" camera, while your D70 was a "crop sensor, APS-C"...

Just be aware that full frame format isn't necessarily "an upgrade". Both formats have their pros and cons. But even the most entry level models of modern APS-C DSLRs are light years improved over your 6MP D70 from around 2004.

Full frame cameras (FX in Nikonese) are for all practical purposes limited to full frame-capable (FX) lenses. Yes, you can fit a crop-design lens (DX) to an FX camera and it will work... but that's sort of like buying a Ferrari and replacing it's engine with a 4-cylinder out of a Yugo... sure, the car might still go from A to B, just nowhere near as well. In contrast, a DX camera can use both DX and FX lenses equally well. On the whole, in addition to the FX camera itself usually costing more and possibly being larger and heavier, FX lenses are also generally bigger, heavier and more expensive. In fact, if you do a lot of telephoto work, a DX camera has some distinct advantages. The FX camera has advantages if you use wide angles a lot. FX cameras may be preferable for low light shooting (lower image noise), but a 2 or 3 year old 24MP D750 might now be rivaled pretty closely by a one or two generation newer DX model such as the 24MP D7200.

All that said about the cameras... they are actually more equal than they are different, even putting aside formats. It's actually the lenses used upon the camera that make more difference in your images. A lot of folks over-spend on the camera and under-spend on the lenses. I'd rather have a cheaper, more entry-level camera fitted with a higher quality lens, than the other way around.

Something you need to be aware of with Nikon is that their more entry-level models (currently D3000 and D5000-series) require AF-S lenses to be able to autofocus. AF-D and similar lenses that don't have a focusing motor built into the lens itself, that rely upon an AF drive motor built into the camera instead, can't autofocus on those cameras. The higher-end Nikon cameras (D7000-series, D300, D500, D4, D5) have the motor in the camera, so are able to focus both AF-S and AF-D lenses. This isn't a huge limitation, since a lot of Nikkor lenses have been converted to AF-S drive over the past 5 or more years. But if you are looking for something specific, you should check that the lens will do what you want on the camera you're considering.

Nikon still uses the F-mount bayonet that they introduced back in the 1960s. Modern Nikon cameras and lenses use a sort of hybrid form of that mount, updated with electronic connectivity. Many vintage manual focus Nikkors are usable on the modern Nikon cameras, too, giving potentially millions of quality lenses to choose among in the used market. With some cameras there can be "compatibility" issues with metering systems and such, though... especially with the more entry-level modern DSLRs. And the Nikon mount design doesn't allow for many other camera manufacturers' lenses to be adapted for use on Nikon cameras.

Canon went another direction, completely switching over to an electronic lens mount in a new bayonet that was introduced in the late 1980s. Canon's earlier FD/FL lenses are generally not usable on modern Canon EOS/EF mount cameras. A lot of people were really upset that the old Canon mount was orphaned at that time. However, the modern Canon mount is quite versatile and it's possible to adapt most vintage Nikon F, Pentax M42 and PK mount, Olympus OM, Leica R and other vintage mount lenses to be used on modern Canon cameras. (Note: Sony's mount is similarly versatile... while Oly and Pentax are more limited to only their own vintage lenses, like Nikon.) So on the used market there are not only the 125 million Canon EF/EF-S lenses made since about 1990... as well as millions of lenses made to fit Canon EF/EOS, there also are many millions of vintage manual focus lenses from a number of other manufacturers that can be adapted, too... including most vintage Nikkors!

But, basically, all the modern DSLRs are quite good and very capable.... even the least expensive, most entry-level current DSLR from any manufacturer will run circles around your old D70.