One of the most common questions we get from our family, friends or complete strangers is “Which is better? Canon or Nikon? ” . And we decided to post something in our blog because we want to end the longest battle and tell you which camera is the best. Coz yeah, we’re just like the gurus of cameras. HAHA! NOT!
We want to share you our thoughts of how we came to be with our own cameras for those who are really interested. We are Canon users. But it doesn’t mean that we love Canon better than Nikon. Back in Singapore, when the first DSLR have started to come out in 2000, one of our friends owned a Nikon DSLR. When we asked him what to buy, he actually recommended us to get a Canon. We just figured, hey if you’ve got Nikon and you’re recommending Canon, we’re totally gonna go for Canon. No brainer! But as it would turn out, it wasn’t really the sweetest thing. Because why ? We had to learn the ins and outs of our cameras by ourselves. It sucks when the seminars we attend use Nikon coz our cameras work differently. So much easier to just ask the knobs and the controls and you’re done!
Ritchie then decides, he’s going to get another Canon, coz why ? Coz I have one! Not because I’m already so familiar with it but because we knew we could share all we learn with each other and not to mention share all those uber-so expensive lenses.
Canon and Nikon are like the major players in the arena. For us, it would be a lot wiser to get something that your friend or your family has because then you could ask them how to use it. There’s absolutely nothing more frustrating than wanting to do one thing and not getting your camera to do it. Our era is such that cameras have hugely evolved into something a lot more complicated than a point and shoot but also gives you a huge advantage of being able to do a lot lot more.
Money talks. And we know that price could be an issue. But if you figure in that you could share with your family and friends some of the lenses or accessories that any of them has, then honestly, it just doesn’t seem as expensive. And when your friends try to upgrade their lenses and want to sell them, your camera would be totally compatible with what they have. And yes, when they decide to give it to you as a gift, even sweeter!!!
We just have too much respect for all these companies, Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Olympus, that seem to be around much longer than we have lived to trash any of it out! But all we could say is get the most expensive body you could manage and stick with it. Learn it. Love it. Click it. Coz after that, it’s all about the lenses. Your photos can only be as good as your lenses. And yes, we love our Canon lenses though they run us more than a thousand dollars a piece.
For point and shoots, go grab anything out there. We’re blessed to live in a time that all the camera companies are competing to get their product in our hands. They’re all good =)
by ritrato
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