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hellen1114 (34) 4 years ago

i love to take photos,i want to record all i think its meaningful and beautiful in my memories,so i will be very glad that if i own a camera.i know that there are huge agruement about two famous brands:canon and nikon.in china, i think canon is more popular,because it makes more advertisement than nikon,so as time goes by,more and more people buy cannon.even i knew nikon is also very professional in producing camera last month.;) so i really wondering how people in the world like when choosing cameras,especially like me,just take photos for fun and mermories.


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1. myLot reputation of 72/100. Davidarich (810)   ranked 71 out of 2,278 in photography   4 years ago

90% of the market for digital cameras is for compact cameras. SLRs are growing i n popularity, but hardly count when it comes to the overall sale of cameras. Sony and Canon both shipped their 100,000,000th cameras this year. Nikon is nowhere near this landmark. In fact, last year, Canon, Sony and Samsung increased their market share, while Nikon and other companies lost share.

Canon remains the market leader, selling 3 compacts for every Nikon sold, and about 2 SLRs to every Nikon. That is despite the fact that the 3 best SLRs of the last 12 months were Nikons.

If you are surprised that the company with the best product is not the sales leader, remember that the difference between the very best and the second best is not really very much, and the market for these top line cameras is tiny: too small to influence the overall market; what i more,s people relise that the best of the best in December is going to be next months "also ran", as the top companies leapfrog each other with greater and greater cameras.

In every other category but the Semi-pro and pro DSLRs, Canon makes better cameras -and more models - than Nikon.


hellen1114 (34)  4 years ago

wowwww ! what a amazing comment ! david ! i can see that u must be a professional photographor ! or you were/are once a sales for canon :D
you had already answered all the question in my brain step by step,if you are selling canon now, i will definetely buy one as u suggest :D
thank you very much for your pro comment ! i am really impressing ! :) happy mylotting and wish you a nice day ~~ !


myLot reputation of 72/100. Davidarich (810)   ranked 71 out of 2,278 in photography  4 years ago

Thank you for you complements, Helen. But I am not a Canon salesman: I own Canon, Panasonic, Sony, and other brands, and I do not have a brand preference, although I do have favourite cameras.

Do not buy a camera based on the manufacturer. Look at the specifications, see how the reviewers rate them (I trust DPreview.com) for the kind of photography that interests you. Make a "shortlist" and then try out the cameras on our short list - any good camera store will help you out with this, and you may have friends with cameras you like. Try not to buy a camera you haven't tried personally.

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2. myLot reputation of 90/100. aminul8427 (1312)   4 years ago

Hai Hellen! I have two cameras. One is digital camera, Sony Cyber Shot (DSC-40) of Japan and another is Halina (anlog) of Honkong. Both the cameras are running fine. In my country (in other countries also) Canon is very well known and one of the best cameras but I have not seen any Nikon camera in the market of Banladesh or any other countries, I have visited. Before buying camera, you must check performance, memories, mega pixel, zoom etc. You can consult with your friend, who knows about recent products.


hellen1114 (34)  4 years ago

haha thank you very much for your comment aminul ! i plan to buy when i have enough money ;) as david said, hehe, yes sure he made a free adv. for canon,also a business :D and after viewed all the comments i think david was right,most of people use canon and sony,but i still decide to choose canon :) i still feel canon is more professional than sony in making camera :)

i am very glad that u foucus on all my new and old articles,thx.
happy mylotting and happy new year ~!

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3. myLot reputation of 89/100. adhavgeek (148)   ranked 2,239 out of 2,278 in photography   4 years ago

Hi friend

i am using SONY brand camera..the pictures taken from sony is very good clarity..i like sony branded product..

thanks

Adhavgeek


hellen1114 (34)  4 years ago

thx adhavgeek! have u ever think of trying a new and better one in the coming 2009?:D how about canon?:D


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4. myLot reputation of 74/100. balacancer22 (696)   ranked 2,241 out of 2,278 in photography   4 years ago

Well I like to have the Sony because they have the quality which no other camera in the world has and they are produced only for ordinary and other consumers and not for the high quality photographers..even though the price is high they produce only a few numbers and keep the price high and the quality high and then they have various other features which other cameras are copying and theay are sllek also..now i have a polaroid which is also very good..happy mylotting..


hellen1114 (34)  4 years ago

oh really? i thought sony has more color and styles than other famous brand rather its quality. when talk about quality,i know sony is also very famous and good,but compare to some other brands which specilized in producing cameras,i think maybe canon is better :) anyway , i think all depends ,right? :D


happy mylotting and have a nice day ~~!! balacancer !!


myLot reputation of 72/100. Davidarich (810)   ranked 71 out of 2,278 in photography  4 years ago

Your experience intrigues me, balancer22! I have a Sony Alpha 700 and it is a fine DSLR. But compared with my Canon D50 it lacks features and while its build quality is in the same class, its image quality, especially in difficult conditions and at high ISO is way behind. The latest Sony Alpha 900 has set itself up as the camera for the elite Pro, but both Nikon and Canon have better offerings in the high spec area.

As for Polaroid: fun in the days when they made Instant cameras, but their film cameras were inferior, and I can't find anyone (else) with a good word about their digitals. I'm glad you got one of the few good cameras in their range.

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5. myLot reputation of 57/100. brajagopalan9460 (217)   4 years ago

I love to use my NIKON and when on travel i used to have my both Nikon and CANON since the canon is used by wife whhich she is accustomed to.


hellen1114 (34)  4 years ago

oh that's funny both of you ! did u find any difference between these two brands and decide which one is better :D i apolozie if i bring any arguement to you and your wife :D


happy mylotting and nice day and new year brajagopalan !~


myLot reputation of 57/100. brajagopalan9460 (217)  4 years ago

I do not find any big difference between the two cameras but since my wife is not ready to go through the instructions manual and understand the intricacies of using the NIKON camera she is using the CANON which she took time to read understand the functions of the CANON CAMERA. And oops, my wife is not of quarelling or arguing type and she is very understanding, she listens to me and whenever she is not in agreement with me she tells that after some time only so that any argument is avoided. Nice is it not?

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6. randy80 (31)   4 years ago

For me it is Panasonic. I just have a great respect to this brand I mean it is not only cameras. I usually choose TV, video camera, telephones and digital camera as panasonic.

I feel like most of the Japanise products are trusted to delivr the best quality


hellen1114 (34)  4 years ago

oh yeah for me, i also like japanese products, hehe i hope one day people in the world also prefer chinese product :D who knows ?


happy mylotting ~:D

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7. myLot reputation of 91/100. bombshell (5392)   ranked 89 out of 2,278 in photography   4 years ago

we have sony cameras and video.but what i have heared cannon will over take sony.


hellen1114 (34)  4 years ago

mhm so are u an sony lover??? :) i also like sony but not all. such as camera,maybe i will choose canon ~


thank you very much for your comment and happy mylotting bombshell~!!

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8. myLot reputation of 69/100. BlueGoblin (1914)   ranked 753 out of 2,278 in photography   4 years ago

I hate digital cameras. I went make to the old way of taking photos. Every digital camera I owned took poor photos and had short battery life. I'm not wasting my money on anymore digital cameras. Heck, even the disposable cameras took better photos.


hellen1114 (34)  4 years ago

oh...you must be a very very professional photographer from last century :D acturally i really cant find any difference between these 2 kinds of cams. maybe one day you should take a pic for me then i will know :D


happy mylotting and nice day blue!!

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9. GDHariz (4)   ranked 2,237 out of 2,278 in photography   4 years ago

Hurm, actually I'm just like you, wondering which one is better to be picked at any stores. And for sure, it is SLR, which I want to buy. I have asked a friend of mine, who is damnly professional in photographing which I would like to put him at the same level of my teacher said, there nothing much differences between this two. Both have a great experiences and great technology, for sure. Then, he told me that it does not matter which one you want to buy, but it is a matter when you are going to use it in case of SLR. Because, you have a lot of thing to discover and yet, you have to mingle in the society of photographers who use the same brand as yours. It is a matter. Because, the way you use it is more important than what brand is it.

And, currently, I'm using SAMSUNG L100, it is a digital compact one. And my friend commented, that I've made a good choice with a good price, (as I'm a student) the lens and the picture qualities are great!

And, if you want to buy a digital camera, look out for lens zoom, not a digital zoom one because the picture quality is far away better, on the same par with an old camera one.

Happy choosing and happy buying :)


hellen1114 (34)  4 years ago

well i have to say its really very good answer! i cant help to rate your comment as good rate ! yes ur friend is right, but more lens zoom cam always more expensive, and sometimes for our common person,we dont need too many and too professional functions! i just want to take pic clearly! maybe sometimes i may like to use lens zoom,i have to say,seldom :) maybe i just a dull for choosing cameras :D

thx very much for ur suggestions :) happy mylotting ~!


GDHariz (4)   ranked 2,237 out of 2,278 in photography  4 years ago

Hoho. If so, there will be no problem because all you need to think about is the megapixels, the memory, the battery [as I do always ran out of battery:)] and for sure, the most important is the lens. It plays a big role in it.The processor of the lens is far away important than the brand itself.:) Olympus lens processor is said to be a good one too. And again, SAMSUNG L100 has a good les processor too.And, it is affordable. I bpught it at Malaysia and it cost MYR 600 or about USD 150. Cheap isn't? And Nikon is good too.:)
And, guess what, I still want to buy a professional SLR one as I damnly love this kind of art, not only as a memory recorder, but for me, photography is more into the best art for me.:), eventhough I'm studying medicine.^^

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10. myLot reputation of 67/100. shalybhe29 (323)   ranked 2,240 out of 2,278 in photography   4 years ago

I love pictures!! That's why I call myself a frustrated photographer. Now that there is a chance for me to buy my own camera.. . The brand I dreamed the most is the DSLR NIKON D60 camera that I can use to fulfill my passion in photography. . . But if for example I will receive a camera as a gift. . I hope it is the latest version of the Nikon DSLR. . . gosh! cant wait to have one. .


hellen1114 (34)  4 years ago

hey u funny guy will of course recieve a gift for camera ! but it will be canon :) because if you get a latest version of nikon, you will be crazy !! :D happy photographing my friend !! :D

nice day !

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