I used to have Nikons (D1X,D100, D2H, D70) and switched to Canon (1Dmk2) for the following reasons:
- Nikon is constantly behind in technology (look at the release of the D2h with 4mp while Canon already had the 8mp 1Dmk1 of 18 months on the market...or take the 20D as an example and the D200 ghost that seems to take ages to replace the ancient D100))
- Canon has superior high ISO performance. While with ISO 400 and a Nikon I was always worrying about the noise, I shoot the Canon at 800 without any hesitation
- Lens choice and price

Cons:
Nikon D2 series have very sexy bodies and are more intuitive to use.

But, as said by others you can't really go wrong when buying a consumer DSLR from Nikon or Canon. The 350D and D70 are both fine machines (although in the 350D you get 2mp more and better ISO performance over the D70)

I must say that I would not switch back to Nikon, having owned the Canon equipment for a year now.

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Its just like cars...we all have our preference. The D70S and Rebel XT are both great cameras. If both were the same price, Im not sure which one I would have gone with...I went with Xt simply because it was several hundred dollars less than the Nikon. Both are about the same price normally, but Dell was offering a 25% off deal on it. I do not regret it at all. I alread have another 1500.00 invested in lenses and just seeing some of the pictures I have taken...I dont see the how the Nikon would be that much better.

Again...either one is a great camera. I went solely on price and do not regret it at all.

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Guess where Canon get's their glass from?

you're suggesting that Canon lenses are a derivative of Nikon lenses and that Canon sources it's glass from Nikon?

I've been into photography for over 20 years and that's the first i've ever heard of that.

Do you have any links to back this up?

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I have a Nikon D100. I'm waiting for the 22MP digital back from Mamiya to come out for my 645AFD though. As for the lenses, I like Nikon just becuase I started on one, but I've seen good, if not better results with Canon. Still like Nikon though.

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I have the D70... which was light years ahead of the Rebel 300, but the new 350 has really narrowed the gap. They're both great cameras, but the D70 has a much better user interface, IMO. Also, I like the Nikon matrix metering system, the industry-leading 1/500sec flash sync, and the DOF preview button.



Canon is DEFINITELY the better marketing company... they make sure to have a truck full of fancy white 'L' glass for pro's to use at every big sporting event!!

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i used to think it had to do with quality, but you're right it's all about the marketing

(just for the record, I've shot both nikon and canon equipment and like both, but as with the pc/mac discussion, i'm entertained by the extremists )

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Agreed. The discussions on DP Review get to be very heated... quite entertaining!

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IMO more than the lenses and the cameras, it is the person shooting the picture. Practice practice. I have seen fantastic pictures taken by Pros using very mediocre cameras. Like they say it is not the technology but also the person behind the camera taking the picture

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