Amfibius said:
There is no point switching from Canon to Nikon just because they have introduced a better low-end DSLR. Are you then going to switch from the D70 to the 300D Mk II when it gets released?
What makes you think 300D MK II will be way above what 300D is now? Looking at the trend of D30->D60->10D->10D MKII... oh well.. we've seen enough, a series of MK II is to be released, but I do agree that switching camps is not necessary because over and over, we never seem to match the capabilities of what a camera can provide, till now my camera still rules over me, every shot tells.
Amfibius said:
The D70 is for people who don't already have an investment in either lens systems. If you have a lot of Canon stuff, there is no point making the switch, even if you were lucky enough to find a dealer dumb enough to give you a brand new D70 for a secondhand 300D body for no extra cost!
Who said so? I've known of at least a MF user, 2 D2H users, and several others that bought it for backups and use with their existing systems. It's for EVERYBODY, even if you own a MF, Hassy or 1DS, you can still own the system. And if somebody will trade your 300D for D70 and lens for lens, the answer is obvious, go for it. If there's a lens to lens exchange, I know I'd be the first to agree to it if I own a 300D.
Amfibius said:
I don't understand people who sell their 300D's to get a D70. It is just plain foolishness. There is hardly any difference between them as far as image quality goes, so they are spending another $1000 (depreciation on 300D + cost of upgrading to D70) for a black body and faster speed. Much better off spending that $1000 on another lens.
That's what you see only, technology wise, design wise, Nikon has proven themselves as *not* following others technologies. Where is Nikon's DO equivalent technology, my reply was "Why should Nikon follow? Every technology is an improvement by leap and bounds, why hanker for minor improvements?" There is more than just image quality as compared to 300D, there's also handling, design and the promise of what Nikon will deliver now and in the future. $1K on another lens? Which one will it be? 17-35L, 16-35L or 17-40L? Sheesh. Nobody ever noticed why Canon produced three Ls in the same range? Heehee...
Anyway, I see no point in bashing each brand, I'm just being evil here, megaweb has already proven that no matter what system, the photographer is more important behind, Oly C750, D60, Oly E1, he has done them all and produced wonderful images, if we want to continue bashing, we're just wasting our time. With referring to this -
megaweb said:
The wiser ones will see the difference in 300D -> D70 though...