08-19-2010, 05:21 PM
Hi, I am a new member in the process of going digital. I have a reasonable understanding of photography in general although I am an amateur in the sense that I never sell my photos, but need to make a choice for my first DSLR. I have brought the choice down to a race between Canon and Nikon and know that I want quality levels that require a 50d, 7d or a 5d MkII on the Canon side and D300S or D700 on the Nikon side. If budget was not an issue, I would definitely buy a D3S or a D3X. I don't have a lens stock problem, since my lenses are old and need to be renewed. My shooting means that I probably want a 12-24, a 24-70 and a 70-200, plus one macro plus minus 100 and a 50mm f1,4. I feel that Nikon is leading the engineering a QC race. I don't necessarily need the fast AF all the time, but I lean towards the 7d or the D300s or the D700 and I guess the race would be over if the D700 had video. Do I REALLY NEED THE VIDEO? I don't know yet. I see there is a lot of knowledge and experience in this forum and wonder if someone might take the time to give his ideas to make my choice easier?? Thanks in advance for your efforts <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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