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dnenciu wrote:
On the consumer front nikon wins (70-300VR, 18-200VR better quality than the canon counter parts).
Personally I like fast zooms so nikon won for me, went from a 5d+24-105 to a d700+24-70 and I couldn't be happier.
I'm definitely not wanting to get in to brand bashing. I think both make great products.
The Canon 70-300IS is a pretty good lens, but I have not personally tried the EF-S18-200. The 18-200VR is the one thing that finally made me buy a D300, so Canon was too late.
In terms of fast zooms, I have to disagree with you. The Canon 24-70L can be awesome. Yes, I know there are plenty of people who claim to have been through lots of copies, but I never had any problems with mine. It beat the crap out of the 24-105L, which is what you appear to be comparing the Nikon 24-70 to (5D+24-105 vs D700+24-70). At this very moment in time I have the Canon and Nikon 24-70 lenses side by side, and really, there is not much to choose between them.
The Canon 70-200 f2.8L IS is a damn good lens, and can be sharp all the way in to the corners even on FF. There is mild vignetting at f2.8 on FF, but that's easy to fix. Now, compare that against the Nikon 70-200 VR on FX. Lots of complaints.
The 14-24 is another matter, and is universally acknowledged. Outside of that, it's a bit of a wash.
Both brands have great ranges of bodies and lenses. There is no obvious overall winner in my book (and at this moment I still have both). Which you choose is entirely personal decision based on what you like to shoot, how you like to shoot it, and what you like to process the files with.
I happen to be moving away from Canon and towards Nikon, but that's not to say that Canon are bad. It's just that I prefer the Nikon user interface and feature sets. Other people prefer Canon and that's all it is - a preference - so I don't see why people get so worked up about it.
Edited on Jan 23, 2009 at 02:27 PM · View previous versions
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