Just remember that if you pick one over the other you are essentially investing in that brand. frustrating and can mostly seem very off putting to new SLR owners but once you get used to it your fly through all the functions. Its like asking whats better and apple or a pear? That said there is nothing wrong with either of them. I used to work in retail selling cameras like these and from my experience Nikon has always been my choice for entry level and most times mid level DSLR's.

Http /http /http /I understand, but which model, because you never stated one. have a read through some of his reviews and also articles: his attitude can be somewhat 'strong' but he makes a million valid and sensible points. There's this guy named Ken Rockwell, and he has a photography site. for a lot of that stuff, you have to actually grab a body from each brand (or two or three different bodies) and see which one matches you and the way you expect it to respond. the specs won't tell you how logical a certain layout is, or how 'no nonsense' the lenses are.

i have shot Nikon for around 15 years, but when i looked at Canon and tried to use their controls and menus, i sold all my Nikon stuff. Why would you say Canon? The Nikon has much better specs on paper. Canon (though not model-specific), especially if there's a magic lantern that is available for it (it's a firmware variant)

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