Canon or Nikon?

[Al66]

The question is: Canon EOS 400D or Nikon D40X, which would you buy?

Looking at the reviews there is very little to separate these two cameras so I thought I'd ask on here.

I have heard all the good things about both of them, they seem to be the best two on the market and the price and quality are both good.

I have also heard bad things about the 18 - 55 kit lens that comes with the Canon and the lens fitting the Nikon limiting you to Nikon lenses.

I think the Canon is just edging it at the moment thanks to its extra features: 9 focal points, a-dep and the auto dust removal thing.

Perhaps the real question should be: How bad is the Canon kit lens?

Any advice would be greatly received.

Thanks

[Netrunner2K]

They're both good manufacturers. I was looking at the Canon EOS series and found that I liked the features it delivered. :)

[cuboosh]

throw something into the mix i just got a sony dsc-t100....now i hate sony products but DAMN this camera is seriously kick ass..it is amazing.

[tonblom]

At the end it matters how the picture looks. If you don look at the features, but just at the quality of the picture I would buy the canon. It's different when you compare the 400d to the d80 or d50.

On the net I find dpreview.com unbiased and objective, also it has a big user forum wit opinions.

Canon and Nikon are really close, but the reason I bought the canon is: 2second hand lenses are widely available and cheap. Also I didn't select the camera first but the lenses I wanted to use. A big selling point for the Nikon is the 18-200mm VR