D60 vs Nikon D100 vs Fuji S2 Pro

[Inactive member 30]

I'm about to decide and buy one of the three: D60 vs Nikon D100 vs Fuji S2 Pro. The main purpose will be amateur wildlife photography. Why D60 is better than the other two? Or maybe it isn't? Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[para5063]

Do you currently own any lenses from either Nikon or Canon?

[Inactive member 30]

para5063 wrote:
Do you currently own any lenses from either Nikon or Canon?


Nope, I'm not limited in this respect. I heard about Nikon lenses 80-100 with vibration reduction but I guess Canon and Fuji offer the same kind of stuff as well...

[D30Photo]

Swift wrote:
para5063 wrote:
Do you currently own any lenses from either Nikon or Canon?


Nope, I'm not limited in this respect. I heard about Nikon lenses 80-100 with vibration reduction but I guess Canon and Fuji offer the same kind of stuff as well...

Decide on a system before the camera.

Do the lens/flash from Canon is what you ultimately want or do you prefer Nikon?

If Canon is what you want, then it's a no brainer.
If you want Nikon then you have a choice between the Nikon D100 or Fuji S2. I recommend the S2 if you decide to go with the Nikon Lens.

The advantage:
Canon system: more lens selections.
Nikon system: more body to chose from.

[chris maddock]

Swift wrote:
para5063 wrote:
Do you currently own any lenses from either Nikon or Canon?


Nope, I'm not limited in this respect. I heard about Nikon lenses 80-100 with vibration reduction but I guess Canon and Fuji offer the same kind of stuff as well...

Canon do - all the lenses with IS in the name are Image Stabilising. They've been making them for some years and have quite a range available, whilst Nikon have only recently joined this market.

Fuji don't make their own SLR lenses - the S2Pro is a Nikon system body, using compatible Nikon lenses, etc. Indeed the camera itself is a modified Nikon F80 IIRC.

KRs
Chris

[gorham]

If I were starting out fresh, I'd look at the lens arrays first and see what's there for the kind of shooting I'd be doing. Then I'd see what a search on google groups said about the various lenses available.

Then I'd go to a camera shop and see how the models feel to me.

Then I'd decide.

All the stuff I've read show it's really an individual decision and I don't think you'll be well served by decigin based on my experiences or prejudices or those of others either.

All that being said, FWIW, my own experience with the Canon IS lenses has been very positive and, if that's the way you decide, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Gorham

[D60wannabe]

Had to throw my two cents in here just FYI. I am the owner of a Canon G2 (point and shoot) and during a recent airshow in Oshkosh I used a loaner Canon D30 with a 70-300 IS lens. That's equivelent to 112-480mm. I haven't shot with a SLR for a while much less that much power with no tripod. The pictures turned out great. I shot about 150 shot one afternoon and only about 3-4 were blurry. 80% very sharp and the rest very acceptable just not perfect. I was impressed with the technology (IS) to say the least. Don't know about the others you asked about but I can tell you from a novices standpoint the Canon stuff was very nice. Good luck!

Paul:)