It's all about the glass, not the body. Canon makes some REALLY GOOD high-end lenses if you can afford it, and the consumer stuff is decent. There's a reason you see so many white lenses (Canon L series) when you see lots of pro photographers lined up at sporting events and whatnot. For both systems though you're often better off going with Sigma, Tamron, or other third party lenses assuming you're not filthy rich. They're usually better bang-for-buck, and the glass is then the same for either Canon or Nikon with just the mount differing.
I went with Canon because they had a far better offering back when I actually bought mine. My dad and sister actually both went Nikon, dad because his existing lens collection was Nikon so it was a no-brainer, and sister because she liked the control layout better. If I had to choose again today it'd probably be a coin flip honestly from an objective perspective, but my friends all use Canon so I can steal their lenses this way. ;-)
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Date: 2008-06-13 05:02 pm (UTC)Canon makes some REALLY GOOD high-end lenses if you can afford it, and the consumer stuff is decent. There's a reason you see so many white lenses (Canon L series) when you see lots of pro photographers lined up at sporting events and whatnot.
For both systems though you're often better off going with Sigma, Tamron, or other third party lenses assuming you're not filthy rich. They're usually better bang-for-buck, and the glass is then the same for either Canon or Nikon with just the mount differing.
I went with Canon because they had a far better offering back when I actually bought mine. My dad and sister actually both went Nikon, dad because his existing lens collection was Nikon so it was a no-brainer, and sister because she liked the control layout better. If I had to choose again today it'd probably be a coin flip honestly from an objective perspective, but my friends all use Canon so I can steal their lenses this way. ;-)