Hold each one then go for Nikon
Hello.
I am ready to ditch my S9600! but i am debating which one to go for...
Canon EOS 450D or the Nikon D60.
Which is the better camera? i will be trying to specalise in Aniimals, Wildlife, Landscapes, astronomy.
thanks,
JDP.
what are Opteka lenses like??
so im asuming the Opteka are not actually that good then.
But the telephoto lens' in my price range is the Tameron 70-300mm.
Of the 2 you quote I would go for the 450D, the D60 is limited to AF-S & AF-I lenses for autofocus. For the Nikon I would contemplate the D80 which beats the 450D in lots of areas.
Their lenses would severly restrict what you could do with your DSLR and you would be better spending your money on something else.
One thing to consider is that on a lens that long (over ~200mm) you'll likely have problems holding it steady -- you'd really need to be looking at a tripod or an image stabilised lens (Nikon VR or Canon IS lenses).
You might be better going for a higher tier xx-200mm lens like (using a Nikon example) the Nikon 55-200VR, which has a very good reputation despite being a kit lens.
The trouble is that you're hoping to cover so many bases from the start: "Aniimals, Wildlife, Landscapes, astronomy".
If you're unclear what you want to concentrate on you might be better getting one of the body + lens kits and seeing how you go.
Good to see the (very capable) D80 getting a plug.
I can't talk about the Canon but maybe I can offer a little advice on the Nikon. I had a D50 which I absolutely loved and which took great shots. It got damaged while on a trip to Egypt so while in Singpore we bought the D60 which I wrongly assumed was the D50's replacement.
First issue was that we had to buy a new zoom lenses as my existing 70-300mm would not autofocus in it.
Then when I started to use it I really hated it. The camera body is a lot smaller that the D50 (or the D70,80 or 90), and when you attached the zoom to it the whole thing felt very unbalanced. So much so that a lot of my sports shots were out of focus due to too much camera shake.
Once the insurance paid out on my origional camera I went out an bought a D90 and the wide got given the D60.
I would recommedn you go into a shop and ask to try out the bodies with the long lenses that you intend to us on it and see how it fits in your hand.
Thanks for that, im going into town on Wednesday, so ill take a visit to Jessops (Imo, that is what its the best for.. everything else it abit too expensive) and try out the diffrent cameras!First off forget Opteka the price alone should warn you, as for makes of camera there will always be those that favour one make or another. The main ones being Canon or Nikon, in truth they are both as good as each other, its the person behind it that makes the difference. It really all comes down to what your comfortable with and how easy you find using the settings.
Yes there are differences obviously with one trying to outdo the other. I went for Nikon because of the faster maximum shutter speed and I liked the sturdier feel in the hand but that was my choice.
The D60 if my memory serves me correctly is smaller than the others in the Nikon range and lighter.
Which ever camera make you choose one important point often missed is balance (as already mentioned), a light camera with a heavy lens can make taking photos just that bit harder as the lens tends towards getting the camera pointing down, so you are having to make that extra effort to hold it. A heavier camera with a light lens or a heavy lens the balance is far better. This is something I have come to appreciate after holding several At the Focus 0n Imaging show held at the NEC in Birmingham.
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