Canon EOS Digital Rebel VS Nikon D70

DocFrankenstein · Nov 6, 2004

His budget for the camera is 1300 CAD. You can get a used rebel with kit lens for about 800 US. That's 1000CAD.

leaves him about 300 bucks for lenses. and he can still buy the i9900

Add another 300 bucks and he'll get 70-200 f/4 L, which is one of the sharpest zooms out there.

If, as you say, he doesn't want to invest in the whole system... he'll get a D70 with 70-300... and he'll shoot.

BUT: 70-300 won't produce a good 13*19 print. It's just not sharp enough.

He doesn't want to invest in a "system" because he doesn't understand whatever the F he's doing right now. Give him 6 months, and if he continues shooting he's gonna have a nice fast 70-200, a 50mm prime and a quality wide angle zoom.

When he came here, he thought he can shoot racehorses with a point and shoot.

When I got into guns, I wanted to have only 2 guns... A "sniper" rifle and a "pistol"

Then as I started to understand what guns are all about, I realised that 20 guns is a bare minimum.

Cheers.

Get a used 10D and 70-200 f/4

mrsid99 · Nov 6, 2004

DocFrankenstein said:
His budget for the camera is 1300 CAD. You can get a used rebel with kit lens for about 800 US. That's 1000CAD.

leaves him about 300 bucks for lenses. and he can still buy the i9900

Add another 300 bucks and he'll get 70-200 f/4 L, which is one of the sharpest zooms out there.

If, as you say, he doesn't want to invest in the whole system... he'll get a D70 with 70-300... and he'll shoot.

BUT: 70-300 won't produce a good 13*19 print. It's just not sharp enough.

He doesn't want to invest in a "system" because he doesn't understand whatever the F he's doing right now. Give him 6 months, and if he continues shooting he's gonna have a nice fast 70-200, a 50mm prime and a quality wide angle zoom.

When he came here, he thought he can shoot racehorses with a point and shoot.

When I got into guns, I wanted to have only 2 guns... A "sniper" rifle and a "pistol"

Then as I started to understand what guns are all about, I realised that 20 guns is a bare minimum.

Cheers.

Get a used 10D and 70-200 f/4

Absolutely agree with everything you say apart from the 70-300 not producing a good print because it's not sharp enough, why not?
P.S. Really like your thinking on having lots of guns!

AIRIC · Nov 6, 2004

What the ???

Nikkor 70-300ED produced this shot

Cover for one of Canada's top aviation magazines.

..and this one

A 20 odd inch calendar shot.

If you want to track a moving object, like a race horse make sure you can choose continuos focus in any mode you desire and that the focusing system is one of the best.

Eric

Patrick · Nov 6, 2004

Shark said:
Patrick said:

Sorry to bring this up but didn't Nikon blow the canon rebel out of the water with the release of the D70? :roll:

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Not at all. Given the choice between only those two cameras, I would definitely go for the Canon. The d70 has a faster burst, but the Canon's sensor is superior.

That's classic thanks for the laugh

Daniel · Nov 6, 2004

How helpful is this silly discussion for his decision? :roll:

On topic:
Go to your local photo shop and try both cameras. Both will take great pictures, it's just a matter of which one you prefer (menu structure, buttons, how does the body feel and so on).

Patrick · Nov 6, 2004

Daniel said:
How helpful is this silly discussion for his decision? :roll:

On topic:
Go to your local photo shop and try both cameras. Both will take great pictures, it's just a matter of which one you prefer (menu structure, buttons, how does the body feel and so on).

Just anouther one of those Nikon vs canon threads.
happens everytime the question is asked.

Ant · Nov 6, 2004

The trouble is that the Original poster asked a simple question: What's the best camera between the digital rebel and the D70?

The answer is quite simply the D70......but some of the Canon fanboys can't quite accept that anybody would possibly prefer to buy a Nikon :roll: :roll: :roll:

MDowdey · Nov 6, 2004

wow...do you guys seriously believe this is worth dragging out? yall are unbelievable. its not a matter of which school district is best for your kid or which world leader has the right idea...its a friggin camera.

do what someone else said and take pics in the store with both..at this stage in the game, you probably wont use half thier features anyway.
good luck.

md

Patrick · Nov 6, 2004

ohhh I've got one

Corvette vs Mustang

emm might have to start a poll on that one.

MDowdey · Nov 6, 2004

:twisted:

md

photosoup guru · Nov 6, 2004

Well, got a Nikon D70 today, with the 18-70mm lense.. I will invest in another lense when I need to. (for now this lense will be plenty fine untill I start shooting at horse shows (I will find out more about the lenses when the time comes)... I am very happy with the nikon, and I got a 1gig CF card. This setup should be fine for me for my vacation to mexico, and when I get back in the new year I will get back at my job, make some more money and get that printer and some new lenses

Thanks all!