You can take excellent (or crummy, for that matter) photos with either. Ask the same question on a Nikon list, and you'll get a much different perspective. I've shot Nikon and Canon, and switched to Canon many years ago. My main reasons for choosing EOS now:
LENSES: Far more IS lenses, at more reasonable prices, than Nikon has VR. That's even more true for USM, which is available on a wide range of Canon lenses. Nikons Silent Wave seems reserved only for very expensive optics. And, in spite of what Nikon claims, Canon offers far better compatibility across it's body and lens lines. Trying to keep track of which Nikon lenses support what subset of features with each different body is a nightmare. With Canon, OTOH, you can assume every EF lens works on every EOS body. (Yes, if you have a collection of 1970's vintage manual focus Nikon lenses you're just dying to use, you should buy a Nikon body.) BODY: I find the controls of the EOS line far easier to use than on Nikons, with their plethora of buttons, knobs, switches, levers and dials thrown all over the place. Even more importantly, the Canon line is far more consistant from model to model: Get familiar with one EOS, and you can pick up any other model and, without too much trouble, start using it. Nikon's user interface varies dramatically from model to model. And Nikon doesn't offer ECF, if you think that will matter to you. (I like it a lot on the A2E, Elan IIe and Elan 7e, but never got it to work well for me on the EOS 3). SERVICE: Canon USA will actually honor the international warranty on gray market items bought in the U.S. Nikon not only won't do that, they have, in the past, made it nearly impossible to get 3rd party service on some gray market items. OTOH, many people feel Nikon's flash system is superior, although I've seen more than my share of overexposed flash pics from Nikons, and the EX series flashes greatly narrow the gap. And, Canon's "low" priced digital SLRs (the D30 and D60) have disapointed many in terms of AF and flash performance--Nikon's D100 may well be superior at that price point. Before investing large sums of money, spend a bunch of time at camera stores playing with the bodies and lenses you're interested in. See how they fit your hand, see how easy you find it to change settings, and how easty it is to REMEMBER how to change settings. Listen to the sounds each camera makes, particularly the AF motor. Remember that things that annoy you about a body are likely to annoy you more, not less, as time goes by. HTH, ===== Bob Meyer I wish I knew what I know now, when I was younger... http://www.meyerweb.net/epson __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
