i disagree. Nikon's new 28-300 for full frame is a lot cheaper than Canon's similar lens. (remember FF lenses could easily be used on DX cameras), and anyways, if you really want to cheap up on lenses, there's always Sigma and Tamron lenses to choose from. btw, for a beginner, D3100 + Tamron's 18-270 VC is a perfectly cheap and excellent combination. easy on the pockets and can be used under almost all circumstances to produce tack sharp and excellent quality photos at A3+ sizes. even if the grip's a bit small, but i have Rachmaninov hands...
and i disagree again, Canon's 5D MkII and 1Ds MkIII are 2 cameras with amazing photo quality, albeit 1Ds MkIII has some significant lossy AF issues, photo quality are mostly on par at ISO 200-800 range which is usually what most people shoot at most of the time. this not even factoring in 5dMk2/1DsMK3 vs D3X in terms of pixel count vs price. (in certain aspects, this is a major factor). at one time I, as a long time Nikon user, had seriously considered buying a 5dMk2 for macro and birding photography, partly because 5dMk2 is a decent machine, and mostly due to it's MP count for cropping (i still have problems shooting tack sharp insects in the wild smaller than 8mm, but i can solve that when i find a decent viewfinder magnifier). |