ernst wrote:Just a matter of personal taste. Go and check how they feel in your hands.
I think the Nikon has newer technology, but Canon has a better reputation with high iso noise.
And remember that you are buying into a system. Once you buy a brand, you are stuck with it and all its pros and cons.
until you ditch brand x camera on e-bay and swap to brand y
no seriously, I know we all talk about a commitment to a system but really unless your a pov-photag* until you commit to a couple of high end lenses (say of the 70-200 2.8 VR/IS price or more) immediately you've not really crossed the financial point of no return.
*Poverty Photographer (and no not an insult - "poverty" may simply mean that you have higher financial priorities - mortgage family etc etc so have to limit your budget)
seriously If I thought, say, Nikons's 600mm prime was a shit-hot arse-kicking must-have prime that left Canon's for dead (which it may, or may not) or I just seriously preferred black lenses over white lenses then I'd buy that and get a used and/or entry level Nikon body (as the body would be 1/8th or less of the cost of that particular lens/body "system")