Nikon d80 or Canon 400d

Lashy · Dec 13, 2006

Please suggest which of the two should i buy?
Which is the better camera when it comes to getting less noise in images ?

niccig · Dec 13, 2006

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Sw1tchFX · Dec 13, 2006

i'd go with the D80 because it feels better. That's what you should be buying these on. How they feel and if the button layout makes sense to you. The noise difference is practicly unnoticeable in a print.

EBphotography · Dec 13, 2006

The feel will change per person, so go to the store and pick the one that feels best in your hands.

Mohain · Dec 13, 2006

Of those two cameras, side-by-side, discounting everything else, I'd say the Nikon is the better of the two. But it's not as simple as that.

Bottom line is either will serve you well and which ever 'feels' right to you after you have handled then both in a store is the one to get.

Edit: I'd just like to say that I have a Canon, but if I was to choose between just those two cameras I'd choose the D80.

kemplefan · Dec 13, 2006

it is all opionion in the equipment advice and reviews, i started a thed for peopel to debat wich brand they like better, but personaly i would go for the d80 if nothing else it has one of the best magazine adds ever

yipdanny · Dec 14, 2006

IMHO D80 is a better choice, you feel Pro when you hold it.

kemplefan said:
it is all opionion in the equipment advice and reviews, i started a thed for peopel to debat wich brand they like better, but personaly i would go for the d80 if nothing else it has one of the best magazine adds ever

nickfrog · Dec 14, 2006

I have a 400d and was considering both. What swung it was simply that I was used to Canon's menus/functions, the fact that no Canon products I have owned ever went wrong, that the Canon was some £200 cheaper and that it had a dust removal system. I since then found that Canon second hand lenses were cheaper and more aboundant than Nikon. The only plus for the Nikon (apart from size and feel) is spot metering but partial metering goes some way towards helping.

dewey · Dec 14, 2006

Go try them out both and buy which one you like the best... no point in buying what someone else likes.

<secret message> Buy Nikon! </secret message>

Lashy · Dec 15, 2006

ya u r right dewey, and thanks everybody.
the two things that are stopping me from buying nikon is that it does not have dust cleaning system and is 200 $ expensive than canon.

Peanuts · Dec 15, 2006

I wouldn't be surprised if in the next couple years, Nikon will come out with a similar sensor cleaning system - so I wouldn't solely base my choice on that. As people have said - test them out, think before you buy, and go for it. You can't go wrong with Canon or Nikon.

(I should probably note that my first statement wasn't because I am a Nikon user - I shoot Canon

)

Alex_B · Dec 15, 2006

kemplefan said:
it is all opionion in the equipment advice and reviews, i started a thed for peopel to debat wich brand they like better, but personaly i would go for the d80 if nothing else it has one of the best magazine adds ever

wrong,
you started a thread where you wanted to compare whole BRANDS, and not two specific cameras. So that is of no use here.

Alex_B · Dec 15, 2006

Lashy said:
ya u r right dewey, and thanks everybody.
the two things that are stopping me from buying nikon is that it does not have dust cleaning system and is 200 $ expensive than canon.

I spent a hell lot of more money on my camera, and it doesn't even have a sensor cleaning system ... still I am happy

the 200 $ certainly are a factor, but sensor cleaning is not IMHO. Especially after I talkd to Canon people and the admitted that it does not help with "sticky" dust (anything which is not 100% dry I guess), like pollen and the like.

Even if you have sensor cleaning, you will eventually have to clean the sensor by hand (don't take "hand" literally here

), depending on the conditions you shoot in and change your lenses in.

Lashy · Dec 16, 2006

@ alex b : so u saying cleaning system doesnt matter much.

Alex_B · Dec 16, 2006

Lashy said:
@ alex b : so u saying cleaning system doesnt matter much.

I am saying for me personally it would not be the main ingredient in decision making.

If there were two cameras very similar and both would fit my needs perfectly, then I would go for the camera with sensor cleaning.

But then again I myself do not have automatic sensor cleaning, so we should myabe wait for someone to answer who used that cleaning alot already.