buying a new camera - members thoughts

[HDNitehawk]

Buy a camera for the lenses you choose. Not lenses for the body you choose.
Bodies depriciate and need to be replaced more often. Nikon bodies may be ahead now in many areas, in three years Canon may move ahead. They seem to go back and forth.

IMO canon has the better glass for what I do.

I am not sure what you mean by Nikon lenses more expensive, I don't think that is the case overall.

Welcome to the forum.

[Agilulfo]

Buy a camera for the lenses you choose. Not lenses for the body you choose.

I totally agree. Anyway, neither of them is a wrong choice.

[Busted Knuckles]

1st Welcome

The camera body is very much the little part of the investment. Every single person on this board has more invested in Glass (lenses) than the body.

So it is a glass decision. Neuro said it well - I agree that Canon has the best glass at the moment of the two.

With both recently bringing out updated "entry level" full frame cameras the capabilities of the camera bodies in the 1000-2000 ish area is really amazing.

Price out the "system" that Neuro refers to. Prime lens, zooms, etc to what you think your complete complement would represent.

I would also check the prices of used lenses as fleabay as well - I have had decent results, just be careful to choose those with "returns accepted"

Again, welcome and have fun