> One of the folks on community told me of a Nikon D100 he had for sale. > After I sent him an endless barage of questions I finally bought it. > > The camera is great. It might take me a another year or two to learn > how to use it, but so far I love it.
They both make a pretty good consumer digital SLR now, and anyone who has never had one will be very happy with either I think. I do Canons because that is what I started in 15 years ago and once you get a lens or two, you pretty much will want to stick with that brand. Asking which is best is like comparing Mac and Windows, people can be very devoted to their brand. I personally like Canon because in the many years I've been in in photography, they have tended to be the one innovating the most and coming out with new features first. Not that Nikon doesn't beat them on some things, but Canon generally is ahead. The Rebel for instance, was the first sub-$1K digital SLR to come out. But for the average user that doesn't buy new cameras every couple years, it really doesn't matter much. Best thing to do is just get your hands on each in a store and see which one you like better in terms of how the controls are laid out and how it feels to handle. BTW - one thing you will most likely have to deal with when you get a digital SLR is sensor dust. The newest models have some better cleaning functions to prevent dust, but any older model will eventually have problems. Here's my recommended swab with very detailed instructions on how to safely swab. I had the unfortunate experience of learning about how bad dust can get quickly while on a trip to Yellowstone. ;-) http://www.pbase.com/copperhill/ccd_cleaning --- Mary Jo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:223474 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
