Need A New Camera! SUGGESTIONS PLEASE!

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if you can swipe a D80 for your first camera you will be in awesome shape. that would be a great first.

 

Awesome man thanks, Im going to look into it!

 

I don't know, that will just leave him wanting a canon later down the road

 

buy a D70 or D70s. i have a D70s with an 18-70 lens they are older and have been discontinued but it fits a DX lens so u can easily upgrade still. it has an auto mode so can still do simple shots. was one of the most popular entry level professional camera so there should be plenty of used one prob $400-500. If i had the cash too step up to the D90 i would sell u mine but thats not going to happen any time soon. is a great all around camera.

 

haha! You guys confuse me!! jk you guys are really helpful! Im going tonight to browse around and look at some and hold them.

 

Im just kidding. They are equal for the most part. I am just partial to the canon's because I think they feel better, and I like the menus better. So go to best buy or something and compare the two and see which one you like better then do some research

 

Haha, ok guys I went and checked them out and liked them both. I liked the canon a little better, anc like cummins6speed said the menu on the canon was easier to navigate. But that would get better over time with the Nikon. Im going to keep doing the research. but I do have one question, maybe yall can answer it. When I was in the M mode on the nikon (which is manual mode I think) but anyway it was like the camera never focused, the pictures i took with it were always blurry. was i doing something wrong? or was i not focusing it? When i looked through the eyepiece it looked focused but when the picture took it was blurry???

 

what, when theyre out of the DSLR game?

 

ok first off. canons are no way in hell easier to operate. and im not just saying this because im a nikon guy.
if i were to show you both i could prove to you thta nikons are easier to navigate...i know canon shooters that say nikons are more user friendly than canon.

and aout the blurryness, you must of accidentally hit the blurry switch on the lens? because manual mode isnt also manual focus. just shutter speed, aperture, ISO, WB...etc etc...

but beffore you say you like one better than the other....go in and play with them thoroughly...and try to do specific functions on both brand of camera...i promise you will find nikons to be more user friendly.

but in the end its not about user friendliness, brand....or any of that garbage.
its about what brand is more comfortable in your hand because you are going to be holding it all the time. make sure you grab the camera that has a better build and feel to you... thats all that really matters.

 

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I have shot with a Cannon 5D before I bought my D300s and I personally think Nikon bodys are way more user friendly. I lover Nikkor class Nikon's Optics are the best IMO I also like the low light capabilities of the lower MP censers yeah the higher MP's of the Cannons is nice for cropping but if you framed the image properly when you pressed the shutter you don't have to crop.


But the choice is yours just go play with a few before you buy you will be able to take great images with just about any DSLR i know i took some fantastic images with my D60 back in the day that i still use in my Portfolio today.

 

I've heard that before too, which is why I sat down and played with a Nikon and I hated it

 

Damn I wish you guys were close so I could meet up with you guys and chat about it. I wish I could have someone go with me and properly show me what I was doing and what to look for. I know what I want, but not what Im looking for if that makes any sense??? I know I want to spend the money a DSLR, and I know both cameras are almost identical but the lenses make them different. Haha what should I look for next time I go look, such as what will make me notice that one is easier to use than the other?

 

My brothers camera for sale the D80 is a awesome camera....takes pics like this

 

Damn good photos man. Your making it tempting, really tempting. I need to go play with the Nikons a little more.

 

Last photo count was around 30,000. Once you get it, you won't want to put it down. $600....


either way, good luck with your search

 

Alright I do have another question, on top of the camera there is a little screen on the Nikon, and I have seen it on other cameras, what is that there for? Cause the past few I have looked at don't have them on there?

 

Hey, don't let anyone talk you down on which brand to get, and don't let any samples photos decide which camera you want to get.

In reality, it's all came down to lens selection, type of photography you want do and the cost of available lens, but not camera functions.

If you think you may spend more than $5000 lenses in the future, then brand may be important and you probably need to decide now. You should take a close look on optics selection first then camera. If you are looking for an entry camera with couple lenses to play with, both system have more than plenty to offer you. Go to the store, hold both models in hand, don't let the sale person get in your head, get familiar with the control dial and switches. See which one you like better.

Have fun and good luck hunting.

 

You probably refer that to the viewfinder or info display screen. I say the latter, which functions as electronic display for your camera settings.

 

X2 you have to know that canon and nikon arent camera companies. theyre lens companies. most of their camera parts are third party, like sony makes nikons image sensors.

anyways. Canon makes great tele/super telephoto lenses. nikon makes amazing wide/ultra wide/standard lenses.



and in the end if nikon were better than canon then canon would be out of business, if canon were better then nikon would be out of business

read this
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/nikon-vs-canon.htm