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, Doug
Jewell writes
measekite wrote:
We all know that the Digital Rebel XSi has an edge on the very fine
Nikon D60.
And the Nikon D300 (for a big wad of cash) has an edge on the Canon
40D.
And nobody knows how th3 Nikon D700 will compare against the Canon
5DMKII (or whatever they will call it)
But how do you think the new Nikon D90 Will share out against the
Canon 50D.
And how will the new Canon 18-200 compare agaqinst Nikon 18-200.
It should be interesting reading reviews in the upcoming months.
Put it this way - regardless of which brand you buy, it won't be long
and then there will be a camera from the other brand which will be
better,

Yes. Very true. Canon was the lead one a while back now the impetus is
with Nikon and in a year or so it will be back with Canon

and you'll be tempted to say "i wish I bought xxxx instead". But then
the brand you bought will have a new model and you'll say "I'm glad I
bought xxxx".

:-) The trick is to realise both Canon and Nikon are equal but out of
phase by 6/12 months. Besides what does it matter? BOTH Nikon and
Canon will bring out a better replacement camera than the one you bought
in the next 6-18 months anyway.

When Nikon dropped the D70s I had did the D70s suddenly loose its
specification or functionality? No. It is still as god as it was when it
was launched. A damned good camera. It is just consumer envy/greed that
wants you to "get the latest"

Then there's the Sony and Pentax offerings, which arguably offer better
features for the money than the Nikon & Canon cameras.

Heretic!!! That is not true or God would not be using a Nikon! :-)

I'd suggest have a hands-on with as many cameras as you can and make
your choice that way.

It does not matter how good (the specification of) the Camera is if you
don't like the handling and the controls.

At the end of the day, every DSLR on the market today is bloody good -
the differences are splitting hairs. Use them and get a feel of which
seems to be the nicest for you to use, and purchase according to that.

This is true... except Nikon are the best which is why god uses them :-)

There are many people using Sony, Pentax Fuji etc who are very happy
with the results and unless you are a pro who is spending lots of money
needs all sorts of ancillary things almost any of the top makes will
suffice.

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