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Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon

05/08/2004 11:54:54 AM · #26

Well, thanks for all the responses peeps :) and yes, I have made my descision - will update my profile on return from work (any guesses?)

blemt

Nikon D70

05/08/2004 11:57:30 AM · #27

Originally posted by Ecce Signum:

Well, thanks for all the responses peeps :) and yes, I have made my descision - will update my profile on return from work (any guesses?)

My guess is a camera you will be happy to own! :)

We look forward to seeing whatcha get!

--Clara

EddyG

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

05/08/2004 11:59:56 AM · #28

I'll say it one more time.

It's all about the lenses. Bodies come and go, but good lenses will last you a long time.

I've already upgraded my body once, after having my first DSLR only 13 months. Of course there will be differences between camera bodies, and the newest body from Canon or Nikon will likely always have more "wiz bang" features than the other company's previous release. As time marches on, a new body will be released that will "leapfrog" the previous one, and that process will continue.

But the lenses will stay the same. And if you make the right choice, your lenses will work with any future body without having to buy new ones.

That said, Nikon DX-series lenses only work with the APS-sized 1.5X crop factor body. If they come out with a smaller crop-factor body (remember, Canon already has a 1.3X and 1X [full frame]) body and you upgrade your body, consider that your DX lenses may have to be sold and replaced with non-DX equivalents. All of Canon's retail lenses are strictly full-frame.

Finally, Canon has a much broader range of lenses. More with USM (quick and quiet auto-focusing mechanism) compared to Nikon's AF-S ("silent wave"), and more with Image Stabilization compared to Nikon's VR (vibration reduction). And Canon's lenses are typically less expensive.

Just my 2Â¢

Message edited by author 2004-05-08 12:03:34.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

05/08/2004 02:57:13 PM · #29

Originally posted by EddyG:

I'll say it one more time.

It's all about the lenses. Bodies come and go, but good lenses will last you a long time.

I must agree, that was my deciding factor. Another one was the way the D70 and 300D felt in my hand and the 300D felt much more natural. The kit lens may not be as good as the DX lens on the D70 kit but I do feel Cannon offer more in the way of glass than Nikon.

Final decider? well, it was the price and the free Crumpler bag, they were out of stock of bags and I have it on order I think it was the Crumpler Budgie Smuggler.

Now, off to charge the batteries, read the manual a little.

Thanks for all your help on this.

My first shot out of the 300D :)

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

05/08/2004 03:17:05 PM · #30

Welcome to the club, Andi. Have fun with your new toy!

Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF

05/08/2004 07:14:15 PM · #31

Thanks Shannon, I will

livingfiction

Nikon D2X

05/09/2004 01:48:44 AM · #32

The decision has been made, but I have a couple pennies in my pocket so I'll toss them in. I live in a sea of Cannon users. All my buddies have Cannon cameras. So when I brought my new D70 to our last little get together, I expected a few jabs. But none were forthcoming. Everyone was very supportive, and quick to point out features of the D70, or particulars in the interface they prefered on my camera to theirs. I played around with one of their Rebels for a bit, and found things I liked about both. At the end of the day, both cameras are great.

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

05/09/2004 09:19:17 AM · #33

Thanks for that Michael and yes, I think both have their good and better points. My final descision was based on the future, and from what I have seen canon offer more as a total package. 12 months ago neither were on the market and people only dreamed of sub Â£1000 dSLR's. I wonder what the next 12 months will bring?

I'm happy with my purchase and now the A1 has been sold on ebay I might be able to eat this month.

zeus68

Nikon D70

05/11/2004 07:00:16 PM · #34

Well I feel the same. Only a year in to photography let alone digital photography and I want something more from my dimage 7i. Since I do photos as a hobby and I won't be spending too much on lenses or accessories I started thinking about the 300D but when the D70 popped out it made me think again. The dimage has a lot of manual features and I don't want to lose them which is the case of the 300D. On the other hand I beleive Canon is a better option as far as lenses (not to say that Nikon are crap) and the 300D does have better images I beleive at ISO100 from D70's ISO200. But to be fair I played around with a few raw's coming out at ISO200 from D70 in photoshop and wow! The camera is not bad after all! An ISO100 and maybe less moire problems and I don't even think we would be having that discussion, problem is though you get the D70 and you were thinking about canon lenses and then a few months after canon will bring out anew 300D or 500D or whatever and then we probably wonder.

Nope, I think I have made my descision and I hope I am not delerious like the rest of the users rushing out to get the D70 just because everyone is talking about it.

Hope I don't regredt it. After beeing happy with my dimage 7i I want that slight more perfect noise free images. After all photography is ahobby for me not a profession and I always and I mean always edit photos in photoshop. I love doing it so...

...have ordered a Nikon

Flash

Nikon D700

05/11/2004 09:18:56 PM · #35

zeus68,

I've read a couple of your other threads on the d v G 75-300 or 70-300 and the 3rd party flash dilema...all I can say is that the decision to go with the D70 is not without some expense.

1st let me acknowledge EddyG's replys as spot on. I have nothing to add to his points on either the lense or flash threads.

Zeus, you are not delerious, but be mindful of the "real" cost of ongoing magnificent photographs.

As eddyG points out, the body is simply the mechanical aparatus that houses the recording process. Light (real or artificial) and the lenses (gatherers of light) are the main elements of the "system". This is where the money is really spent....as you are finding out by your posts on lenses and flash units. Photography (to me), is about light and framing. The better the tools to generate and or capture light, along with the fotog's "eye" for framing the subject, is what will consistently produce "awesome" photographs.

The D70 is a wonderful body.....but it is only the body. The rest of the "system" is actually more important.