Nikon vs Canon: Which do you prefer?

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Sinbad said:
R9999 with the IS STM 18-55 kit lens...

R5k of which I paid with ebucks...
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That's quite a deal. Think I paid R10,000 for my 60D (body only) about 6 years ago.

General note - I'm quite shocked at the price of lenses now. I've had a quick look at pricing for some new glass and nearly swallowed my tongue.
 
TehStranger said:
General note - I'm quite shocked at the price of lenses now. I've had a quick look at pricing for some new glass and nearly swallowed my tongue.
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Yup, that's why I think people shouldn't sweat the cost of the DSLR too much. That 'saving' of R2000 is going to mean nothing compared to the R100 000+ you're going to end up spending on a few lenses over the camera's lifetime.
 
Foxhound5366 said:
My future wife brought me a 17-85 IS USM Canon lens that I still have, even though I don't have a Canon DSLR anymore lol. Very versatile :) That tacky 18-55 lens promptly came off and never ever went back on again.
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The new version of the 18-55 will kick your 17-85's butt, the 18-55 STM lens probably only loses out from 55-85 but betters your lens in every other respect.

Even the 18-55 mark ii IS is optically superior...
 
Dave. said:
The new version of the 18-55 will kick your 17-85's butt, the 18-55 STM lens probably only loses out from 55-85 but betters your lens in every other respect.

Even the 18-55 mark ii IS is optically superior...
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*facepalm* Oh man, you're not a nice person are you? Hur hur hur, I'm not gonna come on here and contribute anything of value, I'm rather gonna come on here to mock a lens that has some sentimental value to you. Stick that.
 
Canon - at the time it was cheaper and, more importantly, it fit my hand better. THB it's all pretty much muchness - they're both very capable brands in the right hands. Nikon's got Nikon D-Lighting, Canon ALO... Nikon has some nice JPG presets but it's simple to create your own preset on the PC and then import it onto the camera...
 
bwana said:
Canon - at the time it was cheaper and, more importantly, it fit my hand better. THB it's all pretty much muchness - they're both very capable brands in the right hands. Nikon's got Nikon D-Lighting, Canon ALO... Nikon has some nice JPG presets but it's simple to create your own preset on the PC and then import it onto the camera...
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I'm still going to mug you for your glass one day.
 
Foxhound5366 said:
*facepalm* Oh man, you're not a nice person are you? Hur hur hur, I'm not gonna come on here and contribute anything of value, I'm rather gonna come on here to mock a lens that has some sentimental value to you. Stick that.
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Just pointing out the "tacky 18-55" is anything but tacky these days. Your comment might be taken as being relevant to the current (and previous) version by someone looking to buy the lens.
 
Dave. said:
Just pointing out the "tacky 18-55" is anything but tacky these days. Your comment might be taken as being relevant to the current (and previous) version by someone looking to buy the lens.
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He did say the old one that came with old low end kits...
 
Sinbad said:
I'm still going to mug you for your glass one day.
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Yeah, I just buy cameras to fit my glass these days :)

I still have/use the kit lens that came with my first body... you're welcome to try to mug me for that.
 
Dave. said:
Just pointing out the "tacky 18-55" is anything but tacky these days. Your comment might be taken as being relevant to the current (and previous) version by someone looking to buy the lens.
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Generally I've found the 18-55mm lenses are more capable than most of the people using them.
 
bwana said:
Generally I've found the 18-55mm lenses are more capable than most of the people using them.
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I would agree with that, even the very first 18-55mm on the 350D (I can't remember if it was also bundled with the 300D) was capable of excellent results.
 
Dave. said:
He didn't actually, he just referenced the "tacky 18-55" without specifying which one he had.
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Foxhound5366 said:
Yeah, the mid-level Canons do feel good, with soft squidgy buttons and rubber grips, but the entry-level Canons are a different story altogether: sharp-edged plastic buttons that don't have much feel, and hard plastic body panels. In the entry-level, I find that Nikons feel like better quality (especially on the lenses ... that 18-55mm non-IS lens on the older Canon entry-level kits is a crime against photography).
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Follow the conversation, dave...
 
Foxhound5366 said:
Now sybawoods, maybe you'd like to kindly stop hijacking this thread and go create your own to discuss 'Mirrorless vs DSLR', which is quite a different topic to what I had here.
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I was gonski a while ago :) - did apologize up front and was merely replying to questions directed at me. My last 2c, though, I don't think we live in a world of binary choices (Nikon vs Canon, Republican vs Democrat, Pc vs Mac). Often the magic lies in the choices which are in the textures (see what I did there? :) ) between the binary. That was the only point I was trying to make. Bowing out, gently.
 
bwana said:
Canon - at the time it was cheaper and, more importantly, it fit my hand better. THB it's all pretty much muchness - they're both very capable brands in the right hands. Nikon's got Nikon D-Lighting, Canon ALO... Nikon has some nice JPG presets but it's simple to create your own preset on the PC and then import it onto the camera...
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Pretty much the same experience I had. Canon's button configuration also just seems much better.
 
Welllll ... I'm happy to say that I found a great deal on a (hardly) used Nikon DSLR and two kit lenses. I'm meeting the owner tomorrow morning to check it out, and if all goes well I'll be able to report back here on the Nikon experience.

A big factor for going this route is precisely so that I can dip my toe in the water ('only' R4 000 deep) before committing to an ecosystem with a major investment into a new mid-range camera. Wish me luck!
 
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