is it worth to change?

i got nikon D3 as a gift. it belownged to some one pass away and was wondering if it is worth going nikon?
i have 2 50D and some "L" glass cant afford a canon F-F and this camera looks very good. what do you think?
by the way is body only i will have to get lenses and charger for it.

that sounds good . but what canon body equals to the D3

You have better choices of good lenses with Canon. And camera bodies depreciate in price faster than lenses.

that makes sense. but what canon body can i get that equals to the D3.
i want to know what is worth the same to the nikon price wise.

b&h says is worth $1858.00. what canon body comes close to that price? body only.

or... should i use both canon and nikon? would they fight for attetion?

The D3 was Nikon's answer to Canon's 1DS Mk II. The D3x to the 1DS Mk III.

1000arms wrote in post #11372460
It is a full frame, but what do you want/need from the Canon side? If you don't want full frame, then what lenses would you like? Flash and/or studio lighting? Tripod and head? HDV DSLR?

i would like to get a full frame equal to the nikon performance wise.

It's somewhere between a 5D MkII and a 1D MkIV, features wise. Tradeoffs either way.

As mentioned, for the price, the 7D would be in that ballpark. Since you already have a couple 50Ds, getting a 7D would be a nice upgrade

shutterrelease wrote in post #11372478
The D3 was Nikon's answer to Canon's 1DS Mk II. The D3x to the 1DS Mk III.

great now i have a point of reference . i was lost for a while there not knowing anything bout nikon

I would just sell the D3 and the 50D and upgrade to something like a 5D II or better

hummm. is the 5D that good? to equal the D3

Well, if you sell the D3 and one of your 50Ds, you could be in the ballpark of a 1Ds2 -- it has the performance of the pro 1D series and is full-framed (and less expensive than the 1Ds3).

illrooster132 wrote in post #11372488
great now i have a point of reference . i was lost for a while there not knowing anything bout nikon

Sell the D3. If you are after build and AF performance, get the 1DS Mk II. But if you need video function and higher resolution, get the 5D Mk II.

shutterrelease wrote in post #11372521
Sell the D3. If you are after build and AF performance, get the 1DS Mk II. But if you need video function and higher resolution, get the 5D Mk II.

i dont do video . the 1d mkII sopunds good to me . i guess i will have to sell the D3 to some nikon lover.