"Dudley Hanks" <hanks.dudley@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> "SteveB" <oldfart@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>I currently have a Sony DSC H1, and I've outgrown it.
>>
>> Went to the camera store today to buy a Nikon D40x with the two lenses.
>> Had my check book in my pocket. The camera tekkie, a girl (woman) with
>> military and LEO experience steered me away from the D40x to the Canon
>> 40D. In the meantime, I held and looked at the Nikon 80 and 200. When
>> asked what was the best camera/deal, she had some convincing arguments.
>>
>> What I found in the Canon was a camera that fit my hand better, had
more
>> accessible controls, had the shutter release button in a more
>> ergonomically correct location, had a bigger LCD screen, had a brighter
>> LCD screen, and quite a bigger spread on some of the basic settings.
>> More shutter exposures per second. Electronic dust release on turn
>> on/off. More weather resistant.
>>
>> It was about twice the price, too, with two lenses, but now I'm almost
>> convinced that instead of even the Nikon 200, a Canon EOS 40D is the
>> better camera.
>>
>> Comments, please.
>>
>> Thanks. I know this is an endless discussion re: the best camera et
al.
>> But when spending two grand, I'd like to hear from people who been
there,
>> done that, and what they learned. I want a camera that I will will to
my
>> son because it will last that long, and I will be satisfied with it.
>> Went to stevesdigicams.com and they liked it and stated many of the
same
>> reasons she had.
>>
>> Steve, who finds Google hard to use.
>>
>
> Actually, Steve, you don't even have to go that high in the Canon
> price-range to beat the Nikon.
>
> When looking for a Christmas present for my wife, I ended up choosing
the
> Canon Rebel XT for her for many of the reasons you pointed out, but the
> price wasn't $2,000.
>
> Also, for people with older Canon 35mm EOS cameras, interchangeability
> with older EF lenses is great, same with older flash units. While the
> older items don't have all the functionality of the newer equivalents,
> functionality is very respectable.
>
> I've always liked both Canon and Nikon, but when it comes to digital
> SLR's, I think that Canon is really hard to beat when viewed on a
> dollar-to-dollar, feature-to-feature basis.
>
> On the other hand, if Nikon sent me a camera bag stuffed with toys, free
> of charge, I wouldn't send it back.
>
> Smile,
> Dudley
>
Better camera for what?
Can you take photos of quality?
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