Nikon VS Canon - The Better Camera?

The camera brand and camera doesn't matter that much. the lens are the most important.
You can make better pics with a old 100€ camera and a good lens then a new cam with aweful kit lense.
If you already have a DSLR and canon lenses i wouldn't switch. If you got a "normal" camera I would recommend a DSLR. Even the cheaper, older ones makes better fotos then the most normal or bridges cameras

I personally use a Sony Nex because it is a little bit lighter with a 50 fix and 18-200 Zoom lens

 

I've got a Canon 550D - which is a basic DSLR, but I can manual focus with the macro lens for dolly photography and I'm quite happy. To be honest - with my advancing age - I prefer the auto settings as the camera does it better than me. If I want something to be out of focus - I move the little square to focus on the background for example - if I need the foreground out of focus and vice versa etc
I think with cameras - it is quite personal and there are pros and cons for both. I was brought up with canons so as to speak and will stick with them as I'm comfortable that way

 

It's completely personal preference in my opinion. I have and use a Nikon, but that's because all of my Dad's lenses (which I borrow) are built for Nikons and he's always used Nikons. If you've already got a Canon lens, it's worth sticking in the Canon family, or if you're already use to way Canon operates and you like it then there's really no reason to change. I definitely prefer Nikons and find Canons really difficult to use but that's purely because I'm used to Nikons. I'm sure that there are technical differences and if there are particular camera models that you're looking at it might be worth seeing if google has anything to say on a comparison between the two, but other than that, just go with what you like.

 

Both Nikon and Canon make wonderful cameras that will
take awesome doll photos. As do Sony, Olympus Fuji and
Panasonic. The quality of the photo has more to do with
who's holding the camera than who produced it.

You say that your current camera has an "auto" zoom. That
suggests that you are now using a little point and shoot.
If you intend to pursue photography seriously you definitely
want to move up to something with interchangeable lenses.
If you want to stay with Nikon or Canon that means a true
DSLR. Nikon's Nikon 1 comes close but some of them do not
have an eye level finder and that rules them out for me at
my advanced age. (and they're nearly worthless in direct sun)

The Olympus DSLRs are a bit smaller and have good optics.
Once you get into cameras with interchangeable lenses
your investment in glass soon exceeds your investment in
camera body.

I leave you with one thought. Nobody asks a master chef who
made his/her cooktop.

 

While not a wonderful camera the SX50 HS ought to be able
to take perfectly great doll photos.

With cameras like yours with super long zoom ranges you need
to be careful about using the long end of the zoom range.
Send me a personal message (convo) and I'll give you my personal
eMail addy. Please send me a full resolution photo that you're
not satisfied with and perhaps I can give you a pointer or two.

Personally I currently use a Nikon but I've also used cameras from Canon,
Olympus, Sony, Panasonic and others.

For the finest in image quality you want a camera that supports RAW
image capture and you need to learn enough about photography to
get away from auto mode.

You can find some of my doll photos here
Tom Beach

and some of my more general photography here
Tom Beach by Photo-Focus Group

 

The first thing to consider is what you want to do with the camera. Are you looking to just do doll photography as a casual hobby or do you want it to become a serious hobby where you learn the technical aspects of photography.

If you plan on doing it more as a casual hobby then I would strongly recommend looking at a mirrorless camera with interchangeable lenses. Mirrorless cameras are going to be less expensive than entry level DSLRs but will take about the same quality photos. The benefit of the cheaper body is that you can spend more money on lenses and accessories for your camera.

If you're looking to learn a lot of the technical aspects of photography and think this is something you want to do as a major hobby or profession, then I would go the DSLR route.

So now to the Canon or Nikon question.
It's mostly personal preference. I shoot Canon, but that's really only because my father taught photography (before digital photography existed) and he shot Canon, so that's what I started with and stayed with.

One possible benefit to Nikon is that they use the same lens mount for all their DSLRs and they have been using it for a very very long time. Canon introduced a new lens mount in 1987, so any lens made before that can't be used on newer cameras. Also, Canon has a couple variations on their lens mount. They have the EF lens mount, the EF-S lens mount, and the EF-M lens mount. Entry level Canon cameras have an EF-S lens mount and you can use both EF and EF-S lenses on that mount. Their upper level professional cameras have an EF mount that can only use EF lenses. So that is something to keep in mind when buying lenses. If you plan to upgrade an entry level DSLR to an upper level/professional DSLR you may want to try and only buy EF lenses. EF lenses are more expensive though. The EF-M mount is what they use on their mirrorless cameras.

If you decide to go the mirrorless camera route then there are other companies besides Canon and Nikon that offer very good quality cameras.

One thing I would recommend doing with the camera you have now is experimenting with the manual settings. I suspect with that camera you should be able to control shutter speed, aperture, and ISO. Those are important things to become familiar with.

Good luck! I hope this helps! ^^

 

Go to some place like Saturn or Media Markt and spend 5-10 minutes playing around with the entry models like Canon's 1300D, 750D or Nikon's D3300. Check out Sony and Fuji's mirrorless too, if they are in-budget, there is something to be said for the charm of the old film body style "everything has a dial" approach to cameras like the Fuji X-T line. How the cameras feel in your hand, and intuitiveness of the menu systems are as important for getting a camera you'll like to use, if not more so. There may be a clear winner that has relatively little to do with tech spec minutiae or what someone else prefers.

 

I personally prefer Canon over Nikon. Although I have used both, I find that canon is more user friendly and is able to capture nice images. This may be partially because I have more experience with canon than Nikon. I personally use the canon rebel t3i, which is a great dslr especially for someone new to photography. I would suggest investing in a nice lens. If you are looking for a good portrait lens, I would recommend a 50 or 85mm lens, but I use a 70-200mm lens because I love it's versatility and zoom range. I hope that I was able to help!

 

Question Nicon vs Canon is just like Coke vs Pepsi, or Iphone vs Samsung. IMHO you can use any cell pnone with a good camera and then process pics with some photoeditor. And there will be few people who would see difference

 

It has been said a dozen times and I'd attest that perhaps camera brand doesn't matter! I'm part of various photogroups with users equipped with various brands and truth be told, two entirely different cameras can produce very similar photos! It's a matter of how much you understand your camera's capabilities.

 

One thing to consider is that Nikon is using Sony sensors. They have far less noise than a Canon in many cases at the higher ISOs. Canon makes the sensors they use in the Canon DSLRs and they have not caught up yet on the APSc bodies. I mostly shoot Canon gear as I have lots of Canon lens. They have more lens choices than Nikon in the newer lens. The older lens will not in many cases produce the results on the new digital bodies that you might expect. (amount of detail.) Some of the old lens are just awful compared to the newest kits lens from Nikon and Canon. I will second the idea to look at Sony. I have an A6000 and now an A6300 and they rock at meetups and for general doll photography. The A6XX is so light weight, that I will carry it all day. The results are not as good as my DSLR if I look at 100% crops, but for most general use the photos are just fine. They have a manual focus mode that gives you a video zoom in while you are focusing. Its wonderful. The electronic view finder on the A6300 is also handy. It shows you what your photo is going to look like out of the camera. I have tried manual focus on the newer DSLRs and its not as good now that they don't have the manual focusing screen like the old SLRs had. I mostly use live view if I want to manually focus on a newer Canon DSLR.

Bobby

 

I prefer to buy Canon, the color is softer. I have a Nikon basal camera, well...it is better for shooting landscape instead of human or dolls.

 

I used to have a compact Canon camera, and I loved it. No I have a Nikon DSLR, I love it too. As I know , both of them are really good brands, but when I was looking for a camera, Nikon d5300 fitted my needs the most

 

As stated above by others I concur with them that it is a matter of your choice. The only thing is that you must stick with the choice throughout since there is NO interchangeability between manufactures. I have gotten stellar photos from all of my cameras including the Kodaks as cheep as they were.

In my early days I used Kodak instamatics. Then I was introduced to the world of interchangeable lens. I purchased an Olympus OM-10 before they were available in the USA while I was living abroad. I amassed several lens over the years from a fish-eye through a 90-210mm zoom lens. Then I switched to digital and selected to go with a Nikon D60 with the kit 55-200mm f4-5.6 lens as my introduction to both digital and Nikon. Once I got comfortable with that I then upgraded to a Nikon D7200 with a 17-55mm f2.8 and 70-200mm f2.8.

There are little quirks with each brand of camera. And if you cannot live with a particular defect (idiosyncrasies) then you need to eliminate that brand. One thing I have found with the Nikon brand is that the VR (vibration reduction) is not very good and reestablishing focus while the camera is moving (this is ONLY while in movie mode). I have seen off brand lens on the Nikon body that stabilize the movement very well compared to the Nikon lens.

The best advice that I could give is that you need to do some research and figure out:
1 What you will be photographing
2 How much you are willing to spend
3 What quality you are looking for

For me the sharpness of the f2.8 is a selling point. However the depth of field is very short. These lens will also set you back a few penny's.

 

I've got an Olympus Pen Micro Four Thirds with a M.Zuiko 14-42mm lens. I've been very pleased with it across all the photographs I've taken with it. I have a point and shoot Canon that takes nice photos too but I love the Olympus. It looks like a 35mm camera as well which I love as Digital Cameras never spoke to me the way 35mm ones do. Even when I'm out with it, sometimes people will stop and comment on me using a 35mm camera and I have to say that it isn't, but is a digital.

 

Personally I find Nikon the best user friendly dslr, easy to learn about and all cameras have the same lense mount which makes things easier (I would hat to accidentally but a lense that isn't compatible with my camera. So no canon more me just cause I am to scared of forgetting what mount I need)

 

it doesn't matter what camera brand as long as you have a very good lens. u can start with the 85mm. f1.8