Quote Originally Posted by readingr
Really according to whom and which model - bland statements like this are meaningless.

Not yet had a Canon fail on me - so I could make the statement that Canon are indestructable but it is a meaningless statement without a large sample and the statistics to back the statement up.

My AE-1 is still operational and never had a fault since 1980 and its had loads and loads of films run through it.

Roger
Well... i didn't want to sound all "WINDED".

Here's one for you. In my years as a Photo Assistant in the Commercial Photo industry, I have held both NIKON and CANON bodies. Even our freelance assistants who shoot with NIKONS can say that theirs is a bit heavier than CANONS.

We always joked about how he can somewhat get battered around while shooting in a concert, close to the raging fans, that his camera body would take a beating. CANON however (newer models aside from your AE-1 film camera) have more lightweight construction.

YEAH... IT IS NOT IDEAL first of all to get your camera banged up or nor do I suggest and do a DROP TEST. It is just FACT that NIKON has more metal/steel parts than the CANON does.

And yes, I did have an AE-1 myself, moved on from that (ELAN II series) MOVED on from that to the EOS series.

I've held NIKONS before... to me it seems bulkier and it's not my thing.

Next time there's a PHOTO convention in town go and find out.

NOw, for you to state some facts about your FILM CAMERA to this lady's question about DIGITAL bodies, is just MEANINGLESS!!!!