Quote Originally Posted by Frog
Welcome to the forums!

Here is a side by side comparison ot the Nikon d90 and the Canon t1i http://www.digitalreview.ca/content/...ikon-D90.shtml
The Canon is lighter, takes longer movie clips, and is cheaper.
The Nikon appears to beat it in all other categories.
The review says the same thing as what I've read in the French press, with two exceptions:

1. Having more pixels (15Mpix instead of 12Mpix) means more noise but as there are more pixels this offsets the noise so the end result is pretty similar, except that with the Canon you have more pixels to start with. But see point 2

2. They recommend the ageing Canon 17-85 IS lens. The French press say this lens doesn't have the resolution necessary for a 15Mpix sensor - you see no difference in the amount of detail between a 40D (12Mpix) and a 50D (15Mpix). Canon have just released the 15-85 IS which is much better - at almost twice the price.