Nikon or Canon SLR? Which is better?

[Ginger's Mom]

I have never owned an SLR camera, so this may not be helpful. But, as far as point and shoot cameras go, I prefer Nikon over Cannon. I have tried both, and think that Nikon offers you more options on what you can do with your camera than Cannon. And as someone esle said, it just feels more comfortable to use.

[Husky_mom]

which ever you choose you can´t go wrong with any...

my preference is Canon.... as I´ve had Canon since ever.... I had film, digital... and now looking forward to another one.. LOL...

Nikon is a great choice too... but it you already own a Canon and have lenses and such you can use them in a newer one without having to buy lenses too.. or you can sell the whole thing and get Nikon equip.

go try both at a store and see how you feel about them... they are both great choices...THE best choices

[Catlady711]

I don't know how many people here shoot tethered (hooked directly to a computer while shooting) but if you have Vista 64 bit and try to use the Canon EOS utility you're going to have nightmares for problems and still may not get that combo to work.

I should know, I specifically bought a laptop for shooting tethered, got a good fast machine, which apparently comes with Vista 64 bit. I did not know at the time that there was a difference until I tried to hook the camera up. I can get it to run sporratically (sp?) but not consistently or without a HUGE headache and ALOT of wasted time. Apparently at this point Canon does not seem to support the Vista 64 bit machines, at least for the EOS utility (other parts of the software run fine). Many sites I've read says that the 32 bit Vista seems to not have nearly so many problems.

Just be warned, and this is coming from a longtime Canon fan (not so much now for software) and a newly emerged Vista/Microsoft hater. lol

[BC_MoM]

Nikon, definitely. Canons feel "cheap" to me.

Ultimately though, it's not the body that will be your investment. The majority of your money will be spent on lenses, and that's where most of your quality will come from.

[ilovemypup]

Canon!
It might be just me, because we've had canons in our family..but I really like them! Rebels woot!

[CountryWolf07]

I recently borrowed a Nikon D80 - Anyone have those? I will be expermenting with it over the weekend.... and I will be using it for my photography's 3rd and final projects..

[Medusa]

I'm so technologically challenged, it's pathetic but my son gave me an awesome Canon for Christmas and it does everything except clean litter boxes. I love it!