Re: Canon vs Nikon - Which One

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:41:21 -0400, Alan Browne
<alan.browne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: 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.
:
: In your pocket you probably have a binary decision making tool.
:
: Flip it.
:
: Facetious? Yeah, maybe. But you should be looking to build a system
: for the long term (20 years, say). So the body-du-jour is not of much
: consequence.

And when you've gone some distance down one road or the other, there's little
point in looking back. My wife and I were Nikon users in the film era. But now
we have two XTi bodies and six Canon-compatible lenses. So I've put myself on
a waiting list for the 50D and may not even bother to read the details of the
D90.

Bob
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