The Review
Here's a head to head review of Nikon's D5000 & Canon's T1i.
Conclusion snippet
“This finds us in a familiar spot. The best camera of the two is really a camera that combines the features we like of both. Another “it depends,” but we find ourselves leaning towards the Nikon D5000 for a few reasons……..”
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23 Comments
That review made even less sense. He wasn’t clear what cameras he was talking about at times and jumped around at random. He also said the noise performance on the 5DmkII was better then the D700 and its been proven all over the place that isn’t the case (heck, you could see it in the photos he posted! lol).
And then this line: “In RAW, colours are still punchy which is great because it means less work to do in editing.”
What RAW converter? Canon’s? Adobe Camera Raw? What profile is he using in the RAW converter? A statement like “colors are still punchy in RAW” tells me how little he really understands about how RAW works.
Anyway, both good cameras. If I were only shooting stills I’d use the D700 (and I do, along with a D3) and if I were shooting video I’d use canon (and I do. lol).
If I wanted to do both and couldn’t afford two systems (it was a hobby, etc) I’d buy the 5DmkII.
I think Canon will be pressured to release the 550D next year. While the 500D is still leading the sales at BCN ranking, it has been dipping recently.
Actually, I don’t really care about all these comparisons. These reviewers have an end in mind before doing the comparisons. The entire article is all about them justifying this end they have decided before they even start writing.
For me is simple, why do I choose Canon?
http://www.nikonians.org/nikon/slr-lens.html
Nikon has created such a complex compatibility problem with their mounts that you need to refer to a chart to figure out what works and what doesn’t…. Motor, non-motor, DX, FX, AiS….
For Canon, it is simple, EF or EF-S. If you want to meddle with legacy mounts, go figure it out yourself :D
Noise performance on the 5DMk2 is better than D700 if you resize 21MP down to 12MP and apply NR so details of both camera matches. If you shoot at sRAW1 the 5DMk2 has about 1 stop less noise than D700 as well as more details. The review was very credible.
I wish I were a Nikonian so I wouldn’t have to feel bad about my purchasing decisions, but hey. I have a 500D, I’ve shot it quite a lot of times, and I’m reasonably happy with the equipment I’m working with. While the D90’s sensor is better than that of the 50D, the D5000’s feature set is crippled, and the body feels awfully lightweight and cheap.
Hope Canon comes out ahead in body quality by the next time I buy a DSLR…
Your joking, right? You can’t use lack of an internal AF motor as a reason to choose a Canon. You do realize that that all Canons utilizing EF mounts “lack” a camera-based AF motor, right? The motor is in the lens = Electronic Focusing = EF. Nikon puts AF motors in many of their lenses as well (they call it AF-S) because it is generally gives faster and more efficient focusing, but have in the past included an in-camera AF motor as well to maximize compatibility with older lenses. So realize that when Nikon users talk about less compatibility in the Nikon cameras which lack an AF motor (e.g., D40, D5000, etc.), they are not referring to less compatibility than Canon cameras (which share the same limitation), but to less compatibility than traditional and current higher-end Nikons.