I like Nikon because M,S,A,P makes a whole lot more sense than Tv,Av, PQRsuTyiFIOhb.
It's not that difficult. If you can learn what one letter means, I'm sure you can learn what two letters mean... or so I would hope.
The bodies are way WAY more solid than the canon ones. I hate the plasticy feel of the canon cameras. Not to mention everytime you squeeze a canon, it creaks.
That's complete non-sense. I challenge you to get either one of my Canon's to either creak or find a single point where they feel like plastic. They're made of metal, I don't buy plastic cameras.
You're likely talking about consumer grade cameras, something I'm not interested in. If you want a pro camera, buy one.
Aside from plastic feel, anything below a D90 in the Nikon line-up uses older CCD technology. Also, most of the lower end Nikon's lack an AF motor in the body with one exception. Even their new D5000 lacks an AF motor which is really sad. Canon chose to put their AF motors in their lenses many years ago so even their cheapest body can make full use of their EF lenses, unlike Nikon.
Funny you should say that. Most people would agree that Canon has a more comprehensive lens line up (and more reasonably priced) than Nikon and few people have anything negative to say about L lenses. They're universally accepted as top of the line glass (as is Nikkor).
But if you want to shoot canon, more power to ya. Just enjoy what you shoot, and dont worry about the rest. It doesnt matter what we like...it only matters what YOU like.
I do shoot Canon and I carefully chose between a D90 and a 50D when I was still buying pro-sumers (even though the D90 is a consumer grade body). It's funny you have an aversion to plastic feeling cameras and own a plastic camera. I didn't like the plastic feel of the D90 compared to either the 40D or the 50D.
But not everyone is me and I get that. I also don't go out of my way to bash Nikon like you do with Canon (previous thread). I see no point in it.
I should also mention that Nikon has high ISO performance in its favor because they start their native ISO at 200 vs. Canon's 100. Since most people shoot at less than ISO 3200 Canon has wisely chosen to maintain low ISO performance.
Your insistence that Nikon is superior to Canon is mis-informed. They have different positives and negatives and cater to different folks. Both are top of the line and are used by professionals across the board.