First of all, I love my Nikon. Wouldn't trade it for anything else. I've used Canon SLR before but nothing beats holding a Nikon. The shutter release sound makes me imagine they are made by photos fairies clapping everytime I take a photo.
Anyway one friend asked for my recommendations for his first dslr. I tried to give him an unbiased view of both brands. Of course I couldn't resist ending with Nikon. In the end he got a 600D, which is sweet because that's the camera that suits him.
But when i was listing down the pros and cons of both brands, I find myself a little inadequate to list the pros of Nikon beside the fact it suits me. So it got me thinking. And I thought this is a good topic to discuss here on a lazy Sunday.
This is what I said:
Canon - generally cheaper, model to model it usualy have higher specs, cheaper lenses, seems to have more lenses to choose from, lighter But usually very plastic builds, very plastic shutter release, very plastic lenses.
Nikon - very solid builds, good lenses...heavy...not too good for small hands..UI works for me..expensive lenses...
As you can see, I could hardly list more than three unbiased pros of Nikon. So maybe you guys can share views.
Note: above is just my generally observation as a consumer. Didn't use canon long enough to really justify the truth. Also did not compare after service as I'm fortunate enough to not require going for nsc. Yet.
Fire away!
Anyway one friend asked for my recommendations for his first dslr. I tried to give him an unbiased view of both brands. Of course I couldn't resist ending with Nikon. In the end he got a 600D, which is sweet because that's the camera that suits him.
But when i was listing down the pros and cons of both brands, I find myself a little inadequate to list the pros of Nikon beside the fact it suits me. So it got me thinking. And I thought this is a good topic to discuss here on a lazy Sunday.
This is what I said:
Canon - generally cheaper, model to model it usualy have higher specs, cheaper lenses, seems to have more lenses to choose from, lighter But usually very plastic builds, very plastic shutter release, very plastic lenses.
Nikon - very solid builds, good lenses...heavy...not too good for small hands..UI works for me..expensive lenses...
As you can see, I could hardly list more than three unbiased pros of Nikon. So maybe you guys can share views.
Note: above is just my generally observation as a consumer. Didn't use canon long enough to really justify the truth. Also did not compare after service as I'm fortunate enough to not require going for nsc. Yet.
Fire away!