Nikon or Canon?

canon is the best in photography, the best digital camera u buy only canon it cost is starting from 4500 to above 1lakh also, the better u buy is 12400 it is having chargeable battery and very cheaper to u while the canon camera is of 4500 also but u have to buy the batteries for every 50snaps better buy battery chargeable camera only.Canon have a simple system for classifying their SLRs. The fewer digits, the more it is aimed at the beginner. The new 1000D is a simpler camera with lower specifications and fewer features than the 400.450 series, which are lower than the 40/50 series, which fall below the 1D/5D cameras.

I would suggest that you take a CF Card into the store and ask if you can shoot a few photos using both cameras and get the feel of them. then go home and compeer the photos yourself. IF you go to a big store they may let you shoot a few shots right at the counter. If you go to a camera store they may let you take it outside and get some different shots. I would suggest that you buy your first DSLR for under $1000, the Canon Rebel or the Nikon D60(?), because you will have to spend some money on lens and they are not cheep. When you upgrade your camera body you can still use the same lens.

I just bought a Canon DSLR eos1000 and I love it, I am not really camera savvy and i was going to do a course but a friend who not really up with cameras put showed me the different features and i love it, it is so easy...and great pics as well, SLR is the way to go, I hate using my little one now, I just it to carry with my in my bag these days.. I think it is best to work out your budget and any particualr features you really want and take your list to a camera shop which is what I did and they worked out a deal for me as I wanted an extra lens as well...

I shoot with Nikon. All of my photographer friends shoot with Nikon. And all professional photographers I've worked with all shoot with Nikon. My mom works as a professional photo editor, and she edits the photos taken with both Nikon and Canon cameras. She says straight out of the camera with no editing involved, photos taken with a Nikon DSLR look much better than photos taken with a Canon DSLR. She says the Nikon photos have more dynamic range and better color tones. She claims that photos taken with Canon cameras look dull while photos taken with Nikon cameras are a lot more vibrant. Editing programs such as Photoshop can fix this and improve the look and color of photos. But if you prefer to have better looking photos BEFORE any editing, or want to spend less time editing your photos on the computer, you may want to go with a Nikon. I know several Canon photographers who have switched over to Nikon, but I don't know any Nikon photographers who have switched over to Canon. But that's just from my personal experience. As for what model, you probably want to start out with an entry level DSLR. They are more affordable and have a lot more automatic features. Since I don't shoot with Canon, I'm not sure what Canon models would be the best. But if you're going with a Nikon, I'd recommend the Nikon D40, D40x or D60. The only downside to these cameras are that they don't have an internal autofocus sensor so they don't work with third party lenses. This isn't a problem if you only want to use Nikkor lenses. But if you plan on using third party lenses, you will want to go with a different model camera. The D90 is an absolutely amazing camera with a very powerful image sensor. And it shoots video! If you're willing to spend the money for this, I'd say go for it! You will not be disappointed! The D80 isn't quite as expensive, and is still a great camera but it doesn't use the same sensor as the D90. If you don't want to spend that much, but want a Nikon DSLR that will work with third party lenses, try looking online or in local camera stores for a used D50 or D70.

You make life very hard when you insist on nothing but the best, then ask what camera a newbie should buy! You are not going to buy a $40,000 Phase One, or struggle to decide between a $5,000 Nikon of Canon or Sony full-frame SLR, then wonder which lens to mate with it...not i you are a Newwbie Well, you could say, I'll start with the brand that makes the best camera, because then when I upgrade to the best, I will be familiar with it, and can keep my lenses and accessories: but 6 months ago, Canon made the very best camera in the range you are looking at; then Nikon dropped a bombshell with the D3/D700 cameras and probably edged out Canon's various 1D/5D series. Now Sony has made a claim for the title with its amazing Alpha 900.... By the time you are ready to move up, the scene will have changed again. In my view, Canon is making the most capable and most affordable entry level cameras - more features for your money when compared with its main rival, Nikon. any Canon up to and including the 40D will probably be a better buy than any Nikion up to and including the D60. After the D60, the Nikons move to a faster processor and adopt a CMOS sensor like the Canon's, and the D300 is a marginally better performer than the 50D in low light, very high ISO conditions: but not quite as well performed in other areas... by and large, the D300 is top of the enthusiast cameras, but on the other hand, it is significantly more expensive than the 50D and any advantage one has over the other will be completely cancelled out by the lens you choose. Don't go too much by the results direct from the camera with SLRs. All cameras do some processing i=of the image. Canon traditionally keeps saturation and sharpness processing to the minimum, while Nikon used to set its cameras up for a "punchier" image that needed less processing: in other words, one camera was designed not to impose the maker's choice for image effects on the photographer, the other tried to make its pictures look more like what novices had come to expect from the point-and-shoot cameras they were moving up from. In both cases, you can choose the look of the image you prefer and set the camera to produce this as its default. that is one of the advantages of an SLR. All this begs the question of other brands: Sony, Panasonic, Minolta and Pentax are all in this game, too and feature for feature they have set out to topple the market kings. To do it, they have priced their cameras very competitively. You really have to make a short list of cameras and features you want, and handle the cameras on that list. Sometimes it is easy: my wife shoots wildlife, especially birds. She will not consider a camera that shoots less than 5 frames per second. That limited her search to just 4 cameras within her budget, and because she has a medical problem that affects her wrists, only one of those proved suitable. But she couldn't tell that until she actually took some pictures with the Nikon, Canon, and Sony SLRs that met her criteria (she bought the Sony A700).

They're both very very good brands: I'm more familiar with Nikon cameras and would recommend the D300 or D90 if you can afford it - but the D40 and D60 are good cameras which should keep you happy for a while and are quite a bit more affordable. If you want to go all out look at the D3 or D700 which offer full-frame sensors - but you should match it with a quality lens to justify it. Canon had a big advantage for a while with lower noise at higher ISO settings but that gap has pretty much closed now, especially with the higher end Nikon DSLRs offering great quality at high ISOs. You can spend many thousands on a professional DSLR but I would budget for a good lens - you will easily spend over $1000 on a short zoom with a constant aperture but your shooting options are expanded considerably and it will be noticeably better than any kit lens. I don't think you'll be disappointed with either company, but you obviously want to see how you like the "feel", if menus are easy to get to - you'll know as soon as you get your hands on one.