Why choose Nikon?

net-g · 1st April 2006

This is for all the Nikon D/SLR users here. Why do you choose Nikon instead of say, Canon as your gear?

Am interested to find out all the reasons, aside from "Nikon is the Best".

TMC · 1st April 2006

This has potential to downgrade to a flame war so threadstarter be ready to close it.

my 2 cts: D70 over 300D at point of purchase.

ngcwd · 2nd April 2006

Originally Posted by net-g

This is for all the Nikon D/SLR users here. Why do you choose Nikon instead of say, Canon as your gear?

Am interested to find out all the reasons, aside from "Nikon is the Best".

Am interested to know why did you choose Nikon over other makes? Don't tell me it starts with a 'N'.

eugenep · 2nd April 2006

Originally Posted by TMC

This has potential to downgrade to a flame war so threadstarter be ready to close it.

my 2 cts: D70 over 300D at point of purchase.

Mine was the same... i was given to choose btw D70 and 300D... so i get D70

N-user · 2nd April 2006

Version 1

errrr.... I was very confuse also... with D50, D70, D200, 350D, 20D, 30D..... then I kena feed lots of poison in the N thread........ then before I realise it, got a bag full of N lens and a D200....

Version 2

I was very confuse, so i decide to ask for devine intervention.... go temple pray pray, then throw the coin lor.... head for N, tail for C........... then kena 3 times all head lor.... so bo bian....

UandMe · 2nd April 2006

Originally Posted by net-g

This is for all the Nikon D/SLR users here. Why do you choose Nikon instead of say, Canon as your gear?

Am interested to find out all the reasons, aside from "Nikon is the Best".

cause it came out with the cheapest dSLR and i'm a cheapo.

Witness · 2nd April 2006

my dad uses a nikon.... so ......

S11loop · 2nd April 2006

to be frank i tried before minolta ( short phase ) then canon ( for a while from flim to dslr ) and for now nikon ( longest duration ) . Let me share some of my frank comments with everyone here ... forget abt all the cheesy spec u read on those ads and stuff . Take other people comment on equipment with a pinch of salt ( not because u cant trust them but sometime people are very bias against their own brand machiem their father own the shares or own the whole company like that ) .

You have to be in a very clear mind state and if possible get 2nd hand equipment and try . Dont comment on other brand if u only hear say before from others . Try it and u will know whats missing and if its important to u .

For now i am using nikon for everything i am doing but will consider using reliable brand like canon next time for different stuff if i got the resources to allow me to do so .

zaxh81 · 2nd April 2006

Originally Posted by net-g

This is for all the Nikon D/SLR users here. Why do you choose Nikon instead of say, Canon as your gear?

Am interested to find out all the reasons, aside from "Nikon is the Best".

Because kena poison to * * *.

markccm · 2nd April 2006

iirc, there is a similar thread oredi...

espn · 2nd April 2006

Originally Posted by markccm

iirc, there is a similar thread oredi...

Got quite a few actually...

net-g · 2nd April 2006

Originally Posted by ngcwd

Am interested to know why did you choose Nikon over other makes? Don't tell me it starts with a 'N'.

For me because D50 is the cheapest DSLR you can get. If 350D was cheaper, I would have gotten that

coldman · 2nd April 2006

i like the 1/500 flash synco speed in D70.

anyway to me : Nikon = New Camera, Canon = Camera. since i need to buy a new camera, so you say which brand i buy lei?

icarus · 2nd April 2006

I like Nikon's user friendly camera controls. Prefer dials to 'wheels'

Stanly · 2nd April 2006

Originally Posted by net-g

For me because D50 is the cheapest DSLR you can get. If 350D was cheaper, I would have gotten that

Haha.....thats for me too.....

Anyway, I prefer the grip and construction of D50 to EOS350......

hellrock · 2nd April 2006

Because Minolta has forsaken me. Thinking of getting the d70s for starters. Any suggestion.?

theRBK · 2nd April 2006

Because the D200 is the best all round camera out there... will get it tomorrow...

tsdh · 2nd April 2006

There are several threads similar as this. The oldest was started at 2002 by Ckiang:
http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=4969

I'm a Nikon user, but not because it is better than others.
In the early 1980s, I was using Canon AE-1, and happy with it until the end of 80s when Canon intoduced the EOS lens mount and dropped its FD mount. That means, I had to ditch all of my FD lenses and change the entire system if I want to get a new lens or body. And soon or later, I have to upgrade due to the better zoom lens (at that time, zoom lenses were not mature yet). Unhappy with that, then I moved to Nikon since I have to change the whole system anyway.
So far I'm happy with Nikon lenses, but a bit disappointed with their digital bodies.

net-g · 2nd April 2006

Originally Posted by tsdh

There are several threads similar as this. The oldest was started at 2002 by Ckiang:
http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=4969

Must have a new thread like this once in a while mah. Many newbies becoming Nikonians liao, so maybe this thread more aimed towards newbies.

espn · 2nd April 2006

Originally Posted by hellrock

Because Minolta has forsaken me. Thinking of getting the d70s for starters. Any suggestion.?

Good choice.

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TMC Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Beyond Space-Time Continuum Posts: 5,921	Re: Why choose Nikon? This has potential to downgrade to a flame war so threadstarter be ready to close it. my 2 cts: D70 over 300D at point of purchase. __________________ Selling: 32GB Thumbdrive - Patriot Xporter XT 120sgd (Price reduced)

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N-user Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: AMK Posts: 847	Re: Why choose Nikon? Version 1 errrr.... I was very confuse also... with D50, D70, D200, 350D, 20D, 30D..... then I kena feed lots of poison in the N thread........ then before I realise it, got a bag full of N lens and a D200.... Version 2 I was very confuse, so i decide to ask for devine intervention.... go temple pray pray, then throw the coin lor.... head for N, tail for C........... then kena 3 times all head lor.... so bo bian....

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S11loop Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pasir Ris Posts: 3,283	Re: Why choose Nikon? to be frank i tried before minolta ( short phase ) then canon ( for a while from flim to dslr ) and for now nikon ( longest duration ) . Let me share some of my frank comments with everyone here ... forget abt all the cheesy spec u read on those ads and stuff . Take other people comment on equipment with a pinch of salt ( not because u cant trust them but sometime people are very bias against their own brand machiem their father own the shares or own the whole company like that ) . You have to be in a very clear mind state and if possible get 2nd hand equipment and try . Dont comment on other brand if u only hear say before from others . Try it and u will know whats missing and if its important to u . For now i am using nikon for everything i am doing but will consider using reliable brand like canon next time for different stuff if i got the resources to allow me to do so .

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tsdh Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 360	Re: Why choose Nikon? There are several threads similar as this. The oldest was started at 2002 by Ckiang: http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=4969 I'm a Nikon user, but not because it is better than others. In the early 1980s, I was using Canon AE-1, and happy with it until the end of 80s when Canon intoduced the EOS lens mount and dropped its FD mount. That means, I had to ditch all of my FD lenses and change the entire system if I want to get a new lens or body. And soon or later, I have to upgrade due to the better zoom lens (at that time, zoom lenses were not mature yet). Unhappy with that, then I moved to Nikon since I have to change the whole system anyway. So far I'm happy with Nikon lenses, but a bit disappointed with their digital bodies.