Re: Canon vs Nikon - Which One

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:35:36 -0700, measekite <inkystinky@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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: Doug Jewell 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.
: >>
: >> 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, 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".
: > Then there's the Sony and Pentax offerings, which arguably offer
: > better features for the money than the Nikon & Canon cameras.
: > I'd suggest have a hands-on with as many cameras as you can and make
: > your choice that way. 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.
:
: Maybe but I think that Digital SLRs will mature to the same point as
: their film predecessors. When that happen you will find much more time
: between models and the newer cameras will settle for being evolutionary
: instead of revolutionary.

But only until technology advances bring about the next revolutionary change.
In the case of film SLRs, the revolutionary change was the onset of digital.

Bob
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