CHOOSING BETWEEN CANON AND NIKON REALLY ISN’T AS TOUGH AS EVERYONE MAKES OUT

I am active on quite a few photography forums, and I am also guilty of reading a lot of photography blogs (more than I really should) and if there’s one question that comes up time and time again, or a poll topic that comes up time and time again it is the age old “What is best – Canon or Nikon?”

Okay, this topic has been done to death and the bottom line is neither one is better than the other. Photographers shooting Canon make money, as do photographers shooting with Nikon photography equipment. Both Canon and Nikon make cameras that are tough, durable and well made. Both Canon and Nikon make cameras that a jam packed full of technology, and both Canon and Nikon make camera with excellent image quality. I guarantee that you won’t be disappointed with either a Canon camera or a Nikon camera.

Since Canon and Nikon are just as good as each other choosing the best one, or rather the most suitable one for you really isn’t that difficult, and people over analyse it, think about it too much and also research it too much. Okay, choosing Canon or Nikon is a big decision, after all if you choose the “wrong one” it is going to be a costly mistake, but making the decision shouldn’t be too hard.

The only way to tell whether you are destined to be a Canon shooter or a Nikon shooter is to get down to your local camera shop and try each one. Let’s say you are looking to buy and entry level dslr camera – you need to go to your local camera shop and look at the Canon 1300D and the Nikon D3300. Hold each of the cameras, play with each of the cameras, search through the menu of each of the cameras and take some test shots with each of the cameras.

When I was buying my first DSLR I spent hours and hours (scratch that – I wasted hours and hours) researching and reading about Nikon and Canon and what brand is the best. After a few weeks my other half got bored of it all, bundled me in the car and drove me to the local camera shop (Warehouse Express) to go and have a go with the different types of cameras.

Physically seeing and playing around with each of the cameras was the best thing I could have done as I made my mind up within half an hour. Out of all the cameras I found the Canon 450d (Canon’s entry level dslr at the time) the most comfortable to use and the easiest to adjust whilst looking through the viewfinder.

It’s a good job my wife dragged me to the camera shop because I was ready to pull the trigger on the Nikon D3100 and order one online. Because my mind was made up (or so I thought) I wanted to like the Nikon but I couldn’t. The D3100 didn’t feel right to me, and the menu system wasn’t to my liking either. The trip to Warehouse Express stopped me from making a big mistake.

If you are torn between Nikon and Canon and want to know which one is best, the answer is neither of them. Ignore what you read online – all Canon owners are going to say that Canon is the best, and likewise all Nikon owners are going to claim Nikon is the best, and get down to the camera shop and try each one out for yourself. This trip could stop you making a big, and not to mention costly, mistake.