nikon vs canon

both of them are very good and its going to be a hard decision for her. i havent had any experience with any of them, but i have seen that most of the people who own a proffesional camera recommend Nikon, and they have a Nikon for themselves. But Canon isnt bad either. so, it doesnt really matter which one you choose because both of them are good.

Yes I would prefer a Nikon too, Canon is good to, so it really doesn't matter which brand you will go for because both are great and the two leading brands today. It's a matter of choice for your friend.

I was given a Nikon D40 DSLR for Christmas from my s/o. He did his homework before making the purchase, and I love the Nikon. The pictures it takes are fantastic and not only can you put it on a 'point and shoot' setting, for some that is easy to use until they learn more about apertures and settings, you can also set it to manual and set the differnt settings yourself. I was in photography for years, and had a 35mm camera, and learned the settings. The Nikon is what a lot of people use in different professions, they also use this camera for crime scene investigations. I'm not real sure about Canon, I do know that my dad had a Canon 35mm (film) camera and had a lot of problems with it, but like I say I am not familiar with their digital cameras.

I chose Nikon over Canan as the Nikon D300 is outperforming the Canon on most of the areas, you ae going to hear people speak of Canon just as I speak of Nikon, my best advice is to review the top reviews of the cameras he is going to buy, but what made my decision is the reports of the D300..

I will never go back for anything but a Nikon again....

Depends on what you friend wants and how much he is willing ot spend.

Mooch

I use Nikon. My mom uses Nikon. All of my photographer friends use Nikon. I do know a few Canon users who have or are considering switching to Nikon, but I've never heard of a Nikon user deciding to switch to Canon.

My mom used to work for a photo studio and her job was to edit all of the photos that were taken by the different photographers that work there. She says that she could see a significant difference in the photos taken by Canon cameras and those taken by Nikon cameras. She says the Nikon photos were more dynamic, vibrant and had better color tones. She said the cameras taken by Canon cameras were a lot duller in color.

Hi,
I like Canon more than Nikon. Canon has been in the digital camera industry for quite a long time. The photos quality of Canon is quite good too. I like the DSLR of Canon.

For Nikon, I am not too sure because I never hear any good and bad news about it.

As a user of both Nikon and Canon cameras, I have to say that the question is not which brand is best, but which model of which brand suits you best.

A pro friend of mine recently switched from Nikon to Pentax: dumped all his lenses, lighting gear, everything. And he was on the Nikon demonstration team, reviewing and endorsing new Nikon cameras for the national ad campaigns when they were released. Does that mean that Pentax is suddenly better than Nikon? No. It means that, for his particular needs, the right camera was a Pentax.

try out a lot of cameras: work out what you like and base you decision on that, because a camera is a very personal thing.

I think Nikon is a better choice. Nikon is well known in digital camera industry, so I think Nikon is quite good.

Seven months have gone by: what did your friend buy, and what has been her experience?

i agree with you!!!
how old is she??