Why did you choose CANON?

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Permalink Reply by aasiyachapman on February 28, 2011 at 2:31pm

I picked mine because I knew someone else who had it.  I also got some input from a friend who is a photographer and  she uses Canon as well.  Never really looked at Nikon before purchasing my Canon   

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Permalink Reply by Andy "Busta" Leung on March 13, 2011 at 11:41pm

This may not apply to you, but I chose Canon because the rest of my photography buddies use a Canon and you know how darn expensive lenses are, so I chose Canon due to the fact that I can share lenses. And plus, I'm a college student, and school is expensive!

 

Andy~

Permalink Reply by Stan Bowman on March 15, 2011 at 6:24am

Personally, I don't get into brand wars, I buy what I consider the best quality for the price.  I shoot with both Nikon and Canon.  They are both quality cameras with a ton of available accessories.  Like some other responders said, choose the camera that feels best in your hands.  My DSLR is a Nikon and all my fixed lens cameras and printer are Canon.  Once you have invested a lot in lenses, you are pretty much married to that brand (unless your rich)..lol.. Canon makes the best fixed lens cameras I have ever owned, they are like small DSLR's, giving you a host of manual functions.  Their image quality is outstanding (I have a couple of comp's with them).   Either way you go, you can't go wrong with either brand.

BTW, Canon printers are the best, I have had mine for 4 years, and won several comp's with it's prints.  I bought an expensive Epson, but still prefer my Canon.  It is rock solid, never had one problem with it, never even cleaned the heads,.

 

 

 

Permalink Reply by Shawn Fennell on March 15, 2011 at 1:58pm

My first SLR (film) was a Canon Elan II, which I chose for no specific reason.  I just checked out the "big names" and decided to try Canon.

 

I was very happy with it, and so when it came time to move to a DSLR, I stuck with Canon.  I saw no need to change, I was comfortable with the brand, and owned a couple lenses that I could transfer to the new camera.

Permalink Reply by sriram kandasamy on March 22, 2011 at 6:46am

i started my carrier with 35 mm nikon cameras films. i tried both digitals nikon and canon .but canon is my concern. mostly i'm dealing with asian skin tones.canon gives me bright and nice skin tones specially wiith elinchrom dlites.it depends what ur shooting.nikon gives little more amber  but canon not.

if i need that skin tone i could set my canon to that colr.

good luck

 

Permalink Reply by sriram kandasamy on March 22, 2011 at 6:56am

for further details check www.dpreview.com

 

Permalink Reply by Jared Weaver on May 8, 2011 at 6:24pm

Canon fits better in my hand. I am a VERY big person with very big hands and Canons fit much better in my hand than a puny Nikon or Sony. I own a T2i, which is among Canon's smaller frames but it fits me far better than comparable Nikon or Sony DSLRs.

Permalink Reply by Corrina Mallon on June 5, 2011 at 8:00am

Good old Canon television advertising, lol.  Christmas 2010, the commercials were flowing for the T2i however, not one store in our area (city of 900,000) had it in stock.  Canon 60D was in stock and had just that much more to it for the price, so there ya have it... that old saying about sometimes things work out for the better is so true... :)  I LOVE my 60D!!

Permalink Reply by Dave Cooper on July 31, 2011 at 7:42am

Oh, is there another brand? I have been shooting Canon products since the early 1970s!

 

Permalink Reply by SRT30D on September 29, 2011 at 6:06pm

Because it was the only brand available when I needed a good camera in a hurry.

I'd probably have gone with Nikon if there'd been one in stock.

Now that I have the Canon, not disappointed at all, and have so many lenses and other products for it to change brands would be a major investment waste.

Permalink Reply by Rich Levy on October 19, 2011 at 8:19am

I purchased a DSLR in 2005, the Digital Rebel 300D, I loved the camera. With the camera purchase I also got a 28-135 lens and the 17-40 f/4L, from that point on I have been on an adventure to learn the intricacies of digital photography. Some years later, and many different camera bodies, I am happy with what I have learned and I am looking forward to what I will learn in the future. With the glass I have purchased over the years, I do not see myself leaving the Canon fold anytime soon, and that is fine with me, neither Nikon, Sony or Canon are producing any horrible cameras right now, and my 7D and the 40D backup are working just fine for what I need them for :) (bodies I have used, 300D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 5D and 7D)

Pick a system that you feel comfortable with, does it feel good in your hands, are the controls comfortable to get to and are they easy for you to use? Is the interface and menus in the camera logical for you too understand? From that point out, it is all just a matter of learning the art and the science of producing wonderful images with the aid of you DSLR. Add to the system as the need comes and your skills allow, but enjoy what you are doing!

 

Rich

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