What Made You Choose the Brand/Model of Camera You Currently Use?

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Permalink Reply by Donna Chapman on January 6, 2010 at 1:26pm

I started with a Canon Rebel and loved it, but it was stolen so replaced it with a Canon XT which I could not stand. It was way too slow for getting the shots I wanted, a friend of mine and I were shooting a gallery opening and he was taking shots almost in the dark where I had to use my flash the just drowned everything with light, his was a Nikon. So after going back and forth between the Canon XS and the Nikon D90 I chose the Nikon - gave my daughter my Canon and never looked back.

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Permalink Reply by Pete Finch on January 6, 2010 at 1:52pm

I started out Pentax, but getting fast lenses was hard and no one else I knew used Pentax. In the end I had several friends that shot Canon, and let me look what they had over. I am not saying anything about Canon, here, so please do not take this that way, but I liked the fit and build of the Nikon better and went that way. I now use a D300 and a D80, and am very very happy with my choice.

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Permalink Reply by Robert Choy on January 6, 2010 at 2:11pm

Haha, not at all. I remember reading somewhere that Nikons are the best cameras designed by photographers and that Canons are the best cameras designed by engineers. It's kind of a biased statement in my opinion, but Nikon's cameras to me have somewhat better button placement. When I went to the XS from the D40, it was definitely different, but in the end I got used to the Canon and decided the slight lack of ergonomic design was worth the extra features and whatnot.

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Permalink Reply by Edgar on January 6, 2010 at 10:28pm

there's a Pentax users group at Pentaxworld.com if you're interested.

I don't have a DSLR yet but if i were to get one now it'll be a Pentax since i have 3 or 4 Pentax smc lenses that i could use on a Pentax dslr.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Harvey on January 6, 2010 at 6:58pm

had a bunch of film camera last was a nikon so when digital started it was a easy move for me never liked the canon layout and that they changed lens mounts nikon have not for many years so even the old lens would still fit i have a 25 year old on that i still use a lot will i ever change only if there are no nikons left in the world they just work for me and that is all you should worry about does it work for me and not what everyone says is the best.would i buy a d3x yes i would but for now my d300 will do and the d90 and the d70 would i swop all my nikon gear for the top canon and lens i do not think so well maybe if i could pawn them and get a nikon again.
so i guess i am a hardened nikon user good or bad

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Permalink Reply by Ann on January 7, 2010 at 9:34am

I started with Olympus then when it was time to dslr it, I went with Canon because of the wide range of lens in several price ranges that allowed me to work while I improve my equipment. I also like the support that comes with Canon.

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Permalink Reply by Mike W. on January 7, 2010 at 9:41am

Suppose the Nikons are good too, but Canon had the best image quality when I went digital. I like Canon better. Started with the Rebel XT, which has WELL over 100,000 shots through it, probably closer to 200,000! I love the 40D Canon. The image quality is much better than on the Rebel XT if you shoot RAW.

I used Nikon in film, didn't like it and switched to Olympus which I loved. MUCH more ergonomic. Plus I could shoot down to 1/30th of a second with my wide angles. Nikon FM-2n and EM required 1/250th, even with a 17mm.

I like the ergonomics of the Canon, also.

My Canon's still work! Even after all I've put them through!

Also, I had some old Nikon lenses. With a $40 adapter, I could use them on a Rebel XT, but NOT on a D70 !!! The lenses would apparently fit on the camera but no metering! I have heard this has changed with the more expensive Nikon bodies, but why not just get a Rebel?

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Permalink Reply by charlie on January 8, 2010 at 12:13am

..my first digital SLR and the one i am using currently is a Nikon D40. I think it is the cheapest of the Nikon DSLR's but honestly i love it.. granted i am fairly new to digital photography and i like simple things.. but i have played around with some Canon's and other Nikon's and the D40 is my favorite.. it takes quality photos.. and it is very user friendly.

-charlie

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Permalink Reply by devereauxprints on January 8, 2010 at 3:05am

It honestly came down to the best deal I could find. I looked and looked and was never sure. Then I found my Canon XTI with 3 lenses, huge amounts of memory cards, ect for a price that could not be matched. Now I have a Xs film to add to my photos, took my daughters point and shoot (she has my original Fuju finepix now) and I am waiting for a 10d that I found on Ebay for a good price. Did I need it, no, did I want it yes. I have even bought an XS for my wife, she likes the weight and I did not have to buy more lenses. I like the Nikons as well and if I can get a good deal on one I will take it. I never realized how much I would end of spending on camera gear.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Berry Photography on January 8, 2010 at 3:48am

Not being famous, rich or independently wealthy I had to make my equipment decisions based on the best available equipment for my spend limit. I needed equipment capable of Pro use so it had to be either Nikon or Canon. I had to turn digital because of market and client demands so after a lot of research, a lot of retailer visits, asking dozens of questions the choice eventually came down to build quality, lens quality and reliability. Nikon stole the show, not necessarily because Canon makes bad cameras but within any given price bracket, Nikon cameras are, what seemed to me clearly better quality. For me they handled better, felt heavy and reliable compared to Canon.

I took a hold of two cameras withing my price bracket, one Canon, one Nikon, I asked the seller, "If I dropped both of these on the floor right now which one will still work when I pick it up?".... "Nikon!" he said, "The Canon will smash to pieces because it's all plastic." My decision was made, Nikon it was. It was a D70s

That was three cameras ago: since then I've stayed with Nikon with a D200 and now a D3

I'm still not rich, or famous, or independently wealthy so I'll be paying for the D3 for some time yet...but needs must, some of the stuff I shoot only it can do, so it was a necessary business buy.

The sad thing is, I think Nikon gear is outrageously priced in the UK, they're a bunch of rip off merchants....but that doesn't change the quality!

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Permalink Reply by Tedric Garrison on January 9, 2010 at 10:38pm

I started out with an Alpa SI 2000, don't worry if you've never heard of it, but it used a Lecia quality lens at a fraction of the price. I then went into a Pentax me super. I had many adventures with that little camera, including falling off waterfalls, and shooting over 10000 slides in Korea 1 year. Then I moved into the world of Canon. I have been a Canon user for over 20 years. My last film camera was a Canon EOS 5. When I finally got into digital (I resisted for a long time) I wanted something lighter, with a grid on the screen for lining people and scenes up, and flexible. What I got was the Fuji Finepix s9000. Very small, high quality (9 megapixel), flexible (28-300 optical zoom), and had the grid I wanted on the screen. Now when I do finally go DSLR I will probably go with a Canon EOS T1i. My best photography friend, Donna uses a Nikon D-90 and it is impressive . . . but I have a mental block on the idea that I have to convert a Nikon jpeg image to be used in any standard editing software. I know many people who have Nikon, and maybe that's why I resist going that direction. I like feeling independent.

Tedric
www.betterphototips.com

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Permalink Reply by Roy Gonzalez on January 10, 2010 at 5:58am

Wow I'm happy to say that I'm the first Sony Alpha User to write in this discussion. I know that Sony is technically new at this pro photography world, but having the heritage of Konica Minolta doesnt make us such newbies at all. I own a Sony a200. My dad is a professional photographer with a lot more experience than I have. He is, until death separates them, a Canon user. At first he teased me that I was buying a child's camera and that I needed a Canon to get to him. But after we did a couple of weddings together, he started to change his narrow opinion. He was very impressed by the quality Sony had to offer and that my Sony was not so far behind his Canon (considering he has a 40D and I have an entry level a200). Part of why I bought my camera was because I was so tired of everyone around me to be using the same cameras, Canon and Nikon. I usually try to be different and always try to impress using and having different thing. I like to stand out from the usual and this is why I decided to give Sony a shot. I admit that Sony still has a lot of work to do and a lot of caching up to do. It still needs a larger variety of lenses and a wider gamma of cameras. But I began my photography journey with Sony and I think I will keep it that way! Great experiences and great cameras, no problems so far and excellent quality. I have a lot of pictures in my profile that you are more than welcome to see and comment. Thanx

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