yeah this

but obv if Canon glass stays cheaper than Nikon, you would save in the long run
one of my problems switching is i want to do sports, and obv the D3s is best for that

In the long run i'll save a lot actually.
Second thing, i also love nikon's high end bodies but i don't think i will ever purchase such expensive stuff.

You don't get what you pay for with Nikon. You just get some over-inflated system that takes similar photos, and not superior

As for the high end stuff Nikon > Canon any day imo.
But i gotta admit that sub 3k the mk ii is the best camera around.
I got to play with it a bit since a friend has one and i fell in love with it.

There are more people willing to invest sub 3k + expensive lenses than high-end. Holy shit, smart company! Besides, high end equipment isn't dominated by neither Nikon or Canon. Both are shitty brands in those ranges, tbh.

yeah it's wise to invest on better lenses probably.
Also i never said Nikon dominates the high end scene, i just said it's better than canon on that stuff

What you say does not seem accurate:





This post was edited by onepagememory on Jan 15 2011 11:20pm

Nikon can't touch Canons in the super telephoto range. Even more so when the Mark II telephotos launch later this year.

Say what

Retail prices for the following stuff in sweden:
nikon d300s: I've seen as cheap as ~1050€
nikon 105 macro ~750€
16-85 vr2 500€
35 1.8 190€
sb-900 350€

The prices you say are closer to retail prices then used prices, I don't think that's very realistic.


If you wish to sell your gear, see what others charge for their gear and judge yourself.



This post was edited by Fil on Jan 16 2011 01:51am

I think you should ask yourself if you really need the 21mpixel offered by the 5D and more importantly what type of photos do you take.
Saying that Nikon lenses are more expensive than Canon is not exactly correct. If you compare the recently released Canon lenses to similar Nikon ones they are actually either similarly prices or cost more.
What's even more outrageous is that the EF 16-35 f2.8 cost more or less the same as Nikon 14-24 f2.8



Are those prices including the 25% VAT?
I haven't been in Swe for a couple of years but prices on photo equipment there have always been around 30% higher than in the US
and probably around 10% higher than in some other European countries.

This post was edited by Futurama on Jan 17 2011 12:37am