Bengt C wrote:
On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 06:29:53 +0200, SMS wrote:

Dave Cohen wrote:
It depends on which segment of the market you're interested in. Nikon
is pretty weak in the entry level right now, with the severely
de-featured D40x only slightly cheaper than the far more capable Canon
400D. But in the mid-range "prosumer" segment, Nikon has some good
choices right now.

This is plain wrong. First and foremost Nikon can offer several normal
zooms
Canon has *none*. With Canon you *most* go to third party sources to get a
decent lens (within entry level budget). Don't you think the lens is a
pretty
vital part of the camera?

Of course. Thankfully, you have no idea what you're talking about. Canon
offers several "normal" zooms, both in EF, and EF-s. I have three of
them myself.

If you want cheaper lenses, of course there is no shortage of
third-party lenses for Nikon or Canon.

What Canon _does_ lack, is a lens like the $900 AF-S Zoom-Nikkor ED
18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF DX VR. Canon has the excellent $550 EF-S 17-85mm
f/4-5.6 IS USM, which is better optically, but with no telephoto
capability, while Nikon has the $400 18-70mm, without VR.