Which should I buy? Nikon or Canon?
2006-09-13 07:27:15 · 7 answers · asked by DNAman 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
In decreasing order of quality: D200, D50, Canon.
2006-09-13 08:22:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In this group, there is no question that the D200 is the better camera. I own a D50 and a D200, so I can state this without question between those two cameras. However, the D50 is really my wife's camera and she likes it better because it is quite a bit lighter and it fits her hands better.
Someone said the D200 goes to ISO 1200 and this is not true. It actually goes to ISO 3200, which is obtained by setting ISO 1600 and then using the +1 setting for ISO. (You could pretend you are going all the way to ISO's measured in 5 digits if you underexpose enough...) There is some noise visible in ISO 800 photos and more in ISO 1600, but I don't find it terribly objectionable.
The bigger Canon's are reputed to have lower noise at low light levels, but I do not have experience with this. I see that the sensor size in the Rebel XTi is actually smaller than Nikon's, so maybe the noise levels would be similar. You can go to http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=canon_eos400d%2Cnikon_d50%2Cnikon_d200&show=all and see what they say.
2006-09-13 11:48:59 · answer #2 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The range of camera you give here are very broad.
Nikon D200 is the best here as it's made with professional in mind. While Canon XTi is the latest sub$1000 DSLR which is more into entry level. And Nikon D50 are truly for amateur who want to use interchangeable lens (therefore choose DSLR rather then APS or EVF)
All this camera can't be compared to one another because they are in different class and their price are more then $200 apart from each other.
2006-09-13 16:28:55 · answer #3 · answered by r_yapeter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Up until yesterday I would have agreed that the D200 was the best for low light.
However Pentax has just introduced the D200 Killer....The K10D.
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06091305pentaxk10dpreviewed.asp
"[3] Newly developed A/D converter for truthful image data conversion:
The K10D incorporates a high-performance A/D converter, which faithfully converts the analog data collected by the CCD image sensor into digital data. With the highest resolving power (22 bits, or 4.2 million gradations) among all existing digital cameras, it offers a digital-conversion capacity 1,024 times greater than conventional 12-bit, 4,096-gradation A/D converters.
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which translated into laymans terms.... better color and better tonal range.
in other words, out performs, out colors, more focus points, better wether sealing, etc, etc then its direct competitors (digital rebel XTi, Olympus E500, SOny Alpha A100, Nikon D80) and directly compete against the Fuji S3, Nikon D200, Canon D30 at 30-40% less price
2006-09-13 13:53:38 · answer #4 · answered by clavestone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a D50 or a Rebel XT. With the XTi, they crammed an extra 2 million photosites on the same sized sensor - high ISO performance took a hit for that.
The D50 and Rebel XT are usable up to ISO 1600. The D200 is usable up to ISO 1200.
2006-09-13 10:06:54 · answer #5 · answered by OMG, I ♥ PONIES!!1 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I see working the Canon Rebel XTi, and make good pictures in low light and high ISO and reduce the noise.
And the others are good, but the noise in the most highest ISO is a problem, check in this page the first photos taken with the Rebel Xti
http://www.quesabesde.com/noticias/canon-eos-400d,1_2685
2006-09-13 09:34:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Nikon D50 is great _ I love mine and my brother just bought one, too.
2006-09-13 07:50:03 · answer #7 · answered by Clockwork Grape 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋