Thread: Looking to buy DLSR

Originally Posted by dullbird

If your looking at Nikon I would defiantly go the D90 over the D60...

And Lou is defiantly definite about that!

Originally Posted by p38arover

And Lou is defiantly definite about that!

Ron give us a brake I would start writing in spanish
Bugger.....my spanglish is ok when people would like to find out something intereting for them

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

Well....I am also looking at getting a DSLR soon too.....
As I said before, I like the feel of the Nikon. The Canon is too large and heavy for me

I am looking at the D80 at the moment. You can get them with an 18-135mm lens for abt $1200 at the moment

You can get the D80 with twin lens Kit including 18-55mm & 70-300mm AF lens and it is not a grey import for $ 1149.00 HERE
Gey imports do not have the warranty of Nikon. Canon provide warranty to grey imported cameras.

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

Well....I am also looking at getting a DSLR soon too.....
As I said before, I like the feel of the Nikon. The Canon is too large and heavy for me

I am looking at the D80 at the moment. You can get them with an 18-135mm lens for abt $1200 at the moment

Depends which canon your looking at the 400/450D are very light ( too light and plasticky for me) i like a bit a weight in my camera so i can hold it steady but the 30/40/50D are a bit heavier and feel more solid.

DB mentioned sensor size.

This may be important to you.

My Pentax *istD doesn't have a full frame sensor so there is an effective multiplication of lens size of about 1.6 - which can have pros or cons for some users.

Pros: A 50mm lens acts like an 80mm lens and a 135mm lens acts like a 216 mm lens

Cons: A 50mm lens acts like an 80mm lens and a 35mm wide angle acts like a 56mm lens - so if you want a wide angle, you have to go very wide, e.g., 18mm to get an equivalent to a 28mm lens.

Oh, another thing, cameras are often set up for right eye dominant users. I'm left eye dominant (I put my left eye up to the view finder). As a result, my face covers the controls on the RHS back of some cameras.

I use a Pentax because it is very small for a DSLR and it can use my AF lenses from my Pentax film cameras as well as my auto flash gun. A colleague's Canon is huge in comparison to the Pentax.

You might like to look at this thread, too:

Overlander 4WD :: View topic - 50D Vs D300

The Nikon D300 is in a complete diferent league than the Canon 50d. It is like compare a LR Discovery with a Toyota Rav

THIS site wich specialize on cameras and not 4X4 have this to say

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Compared to Nikon D300

Nikon D300


Nikon’s D300 may have been announced a year before the EOS 50D, but arguably remains Canon’s biggest rival at this price-point, and undoubtedly a driving-force for many of the 50D’s new features – not to mention its release only one year after the 40D.

Both cameras feature 3in VGA screens, HDMI output, while continuous shooting speeds are similar: 6.3fps on the 50D to 6fps on the D300 (boostable to 8fps with the optional battery grip). By sharing a number of core specs with the 40D though, the 50D remains behind certain key aspects of the D300. Nikon’s body boasts a viewfinder with 100% coverage to the 50D’s 95% and an AF system with a whopping 51-points to the 50D’s nine; Canon also continues to look old fashioned by forcing you to buy and fit an optional focusing screen to see a grid in the viewfinder, while Nikon offers on-demand LCD markings which can simply be switched on and off. The D300 additionally offers more professional features like 9-frame bracketing, a built-in intervalometer and a shutter block rated for 50% more shots (150k compared to 100k on the 50D).

But again it’s not a totally one-sided argument. The 50D of course features three extra Megapixels and double the maximum sensitivity. Its Live View operates at 30fps to the D300’s 15fps, there’s a live histogram (unforgivably absent on the Nikon), more detailed magnified manual focus assistance in Live View, supplied remote control software for PCs and Macs (including Live View on your computer’s monitor), and in-camera Vignetting correction (although the D300 offers in-camera chromatic aberration correction). Those are key benefits, and the 50D’s prices are already a little less than the D300 which has been on sale for a year.

When the prices are this close though, it’s crucial to carefully compare the specifications and which will honestly make the most difference to your photographic requirements. Some will prefer the higher resolution, sensitivity and Live View enhancements of the 50D, while others will side to the D300 for its arguably more professional-targeted features like the 100% viewfinder and 51-point AF system.
If you don’t already have an existing investment in lenses, it’s also important to check out the ranges from each manufacturer, and of course pick up both bodies in person to see which looks and feels best in your hands. One thing’s for certain though: despite being a year older than the 50D, Nikon’s D300 remains one of the most powerful and fully-featured semi-pro DSLRs on the market, and a key rival for the new Canon. See our Nikon D300 review for more details.

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SOURCE: Camera Labs: Digital Camera, Digital SLR and Lens Reviews, Workshops, News

On the OL forum thread, Ian Wilkinson who is a professional photographer wrote:

Originally Posted by Ian Wilkinson

The 50d is probably best compared to the Nikon D90 rather than the D300. The D300 has the build quality more like (and probably exceeding the 5d).

Yes yes we know the 5D is full frame and higher res but the 50d would fall somewhere between a D90 and a D300 IMO. Comparing a D300 and a 50d is a bit like comparing a Kluger to a Patrol.

Best reasons to go with the Nikon are the AF and the build quality. re the AF it's considerably more accurate on the Nikon, although with just the kit lenses you probably won't notice. Once you buy yourself something with a larger aperture the difference will probably raise it's head.