Is the grass greener on the other side? (Canon or Nikon)

Good afternoon! I thought it would be a pretty cool idea from a reference point of view about people who switched to Nikon or Canon. You can explain how your story went. This could be very educational to many. As far as success and unsuccessful stories. The do's and dont's etc. go ahead and share your stories! Enjoy.

Getting the popcorn...

What white balance settings are you using?

Already got the popcorn!

A bunch of people here switched to Nikon (or use both) because of the sensors, anyone switch for ergonomics or lenses?

No doubt about it: The grass is much greener on the other side. It's paradise over there.

D90 which I wanted was $200 above my purchase limit in 2009.
I went with new 500D instead. To realise it is nice to have FF in addition to crop.
Canon has best affordable FF camera for me, which was 5Dc.

I like how Rebel-like Nikon cameras processing colors and how auto mode has central AF point selection.
I like how Nikon has extra protection to LCD screen.

Am I going to switch to Nikon? Of course not. I'm not a gearhead.
5D MKII is going to be next most affordable FF camera for me. Some time...
And I like L.
L stands for Like. Nikon lenses are kind of no_name for my taste.

Now if I could pull the best features out of each camera and create my own .....

This question has never been asked by anyone ever, especially not on this forum. What a revolutionary idea for a thread

kf095 wrote in post #15927831
D90 which I wanted was $200 above my purchase limit in 2009.
I went with new 500D instead. To realise it is nice to have FF in addition to crop.
Canon has best affordable FF camera for me, which was 5Dc.

I like how Rebel-like Nikon cameras processing colors and how auto mode has central AF point selection.
I like how Nikon has extra protection to LCD screen.

Am I going to switch to Nikon? Of course not. I'm not a gearhead.
5D MKII is going to be next most affordable FF camera for me. Some time...
And I like L.
L stands for Like. Nikon lenses are kind of no_name for my taste.

Nice man. A bunch of people should have some nice informative stories like this.

Nikon doesn't have the vast array of lenses Canon has.... They are typically harder to find and in some cases more expensive, and not necessarily better IQ.

Canon is really where it's at when it comes to Lenses... IMHO.

2loose wrote in post #15928241

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LOL. We need the mods to create a popcorn icon.

Is the grass greener on the other side? No it's not.

I didn't switch from any other brand, but I did go Canon over Nikon when I jumped in because of the ergonomics and video (at the time). Now I stay because of ergonomic reasons but I'm not opposed to trying out Sony or something else.

Glad I got in before this thread spins into a war...cause we all know it will! Hence the popcorn

i switched from a minolta srT200 to a nikon 990 and then to a canon XSi

i also had a bronica medium format, a kodak disc camera, and another minolta in there somewhere.

hope this helps.

ejenner wrote in post #15927781
A bunch of people here switched to Nikon (or use both) because of the sensors, anyone switch for ergonomics or lenses?

Canon's ergonomics are better, maybe much better (at least comparing the 40D and 5D2 to the D800).