How many 300D onwers are thinking about Nikon D70???

Just curious if any 300D owners are thinking of switching to the Nikon D70 when it comes out.

Not me...I love my Rebel and just bough a 70-200mm L lens to complement it...Dean

Imho, lenses and related accessories are much important than camera. There is any Nikon lens with a red circle ?

I am going to wait a month or so before I drop my $1000 on a DSLR. I have to get my hands on the d70 before i fully make my decesion.

#1 I have too many Canon lenses.

#2 Make no mistake about it, each and every camera has and WILL have its own issues.

Not me either. I've too many lenses and I'm very used to the "Canon way".

Despite that, it seeems the D70 will be a very tough competition to both the 300D (featurewise) AND 10D (pricewise), but only time will tell. If the D70 delivers what it promises (and probably it will, as is only a evolution from the already good D100 and not a brand new camera as the D2H), it'll be a very difficult choice for "non legacy lenses" people!

Just curious if any 300D owners are thinking of switching to the Nikon D70 when it comes out.

My gut instinct is screaming "NONE!"

Why would anyone who just plunked down a minimum of $800 go out and buy a competing camera at more money?

The question you should be asking is "How many potential 300D purchasers are reconsidering their desire now that the Nikon product has been announced?"

I was tempted but ............

Canon still is the winner for me.

Just bought a Rebel and am quite happy with it.

Ro1

i've shot canon since i was 6 with my moms ae-1.

I intend on spending more then $2000 on canon lenses

I love my 300D

I love what they have showed the world in the Mark II

unless something changes, i think i'll be a canon boy for life

Canon once, Canon for life!! Well to be more serious, i personaly think there are two options to answer your question. The first one would be, why would you like to switch to the D70? because of the extra feature the D70 provides over the 300D?. then i would ask myself "should i switch to 10D"

But personnaly, i would stay with canon just because it is Canon. Because of the lens investment, you should decide youself for a brand, and stick to it. I never used any Nikkon camera, but from what i see on the market Canon is far more in advance: Look at the D2H for instance, Canon released a model witht the same specs ... only, it was 3 years ago. And now with the MarkII how many Nikkon user think "should i switch to canon??".

Anyway. choose, but choose wise!!

Dan

What is that Canon vs Nikon battle .

I'm fairly new to photography and decided for the 10D because of the feel of the camera, the D100 just felt old and blocky.

I think that if the D70 will be a success this is very nice for Canon owners, remember the 300D is a 10D internally with a few limitations, if Canon is smart (and they are) they can release within a few weeks a 300D mark II, blackcasing and lift some limitations of the 300D making it equal to the D70, which means the 10D will be next for an upgrade because the gap is too small, I'm allready saving money 8).

In my opinion Canon is very smart to use the same processor in all the camera's and censors, with software they can make a speedy competitor without having to redesign alot.

Greetings,
Frank

J.A.F. Doorhof wrote:
What is that Canon vs Nikon battle .

.... remember the 300D is a 10D internally with a few limitations, if Canon is smart (and they are) they can release within a few weeks a 300D mark II, blackcasing and lift some limitations of the 300D making it equal to the D70, ....

In my opinion Canon is very smart to use the same processor in all the camera's and censors, with software they can make a speedy competitor without having to redesign alot.

Greetings,
Frank

Yes true, Canon have a very sharp marketing strategy. And that is why i dont think they will overload their Dslr range with "half 10D half 300D" models (what you call the 300D markII). I think that would be a bad move.

They have a very neat range, from 300D for amateur to 10D for "prosumer" up to 1D 1DS professional range. this leave the customer with a clear image. If they do a 300D mark ii they would loose on either the 300D or 10D market, so i personnalywouldnt expect such a model.

in this respect Nikkon strategy is not as neat. they have a too wide range of Dslr. This leaves customers like me with the choice between D70 and ... D70!! nothing really interesting bellow that, and the above models are two expensive to be tempting.

I dont know if i convinced you, but i ll ask Canon for a free 1D mark II for all my support to them in this thread!!

cheers, Dan

Hmmm... not sure about this question, but...

A lot of 35mm Canon users will have Canon glass, and many have moved to the 10D or 300D to get into digital. So if you have the lenses built up it's highly unlikely you'll want to switch to Nikon.

The Nikon and the D300 look about the same to me, when all is said and done, so I'm not sure what significant advantage a switch would be.

I'll stick with the 300D/D-Rebel for a few years then buy whatever the 10D's equivalent will be then, plus a serious L-glass zoom.

Sam

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I chose Canon because they are (and probably will be for some time) The Top Dog in DSLR land, they have a very nice range of EF lenses, and Canon cameras and lenses are usually just a little cheaper than Nikon cameras and lenses. I haven't studied the prices of Nikon lenses, but I've often seen people write that Nikon only has VR (vibration reduction) on very expensive lenses, while Canon has its equivalent IS also on affordable lenses like the 28-135.

As others have already noticed, the D70 by itself looks really interesting, but it's much more important to look at the whole system - lenses, flashes, other accesories - rather than just the camera.