Which camera to buy?

[JoshD]

Hi there,

I am ready to upgrade from my 3 year old Canon SD800 point and shoot. Which of these 2 cameras would you recommend? I like to shoot a variety of stuff from family outings to hiking and landscapes. This will be my first DSLR. The main difference I can see is in the range of the 2 lenses (again, newbie here). So that kind of pushes me towards the Nikon, but I don't know.

I won't be able to afford to upgrade for quite a while, so I want something that is pretty good out of the box. I understand to get to "great" you can't use stock lenses for the most part, and you need to add filters etc etc.

So, what is your preference here?

Oh, I am choosing Best Buy for their 18month 0% interest deal, that is why they are from that site only

Thanks!

Oh, if you see another camera in this price range on the website that is even better, by all means recommend it. Thanks again.






http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1205537713445
Canon

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1153998862633
Nikon

[JamesV]

Josh,

First thing, both cameras are great indeed but have you held them in your hands yet? That might be the ultimate deal breaker. I was in your shoes last year and went to so many stores looking for the "right" camera. I ended up with the Canon XTi and I love it, it fits my hands great and the stock lens was great to learn from. I have since purchased two lenses, the 50mm 1.8 and the 100-400. But from the jump I think that the stock lens will be a great lens to learn for and still use from time to time.

James