Canon or Nikon

[stefan]

I am about to enter into the world of DSLR's with a budget of about £600. Could anyone give me advice about whether I should go for the Nikon D5000 or the Canon EOS 500D?

[Matt]

I would personally aim for the Canon EOS 500D, as it's a better overall camera if slightly less accomodating for the beginner. The video mode is better as well. The D5000 has a guide mode and takes some cracking images, but falls down in the moving images department. If you aren't bothered about video and have little photographic experience I'd probably steer you more towards the D5000, but you can't really go wrong with either.

[sitan1]

Go into a camera shop and hold both nd see which feels better and more comfortable in the hand.

[nikonian]

personally i do not like the wobbly looking lcd screen from the nikon , i shoot canon (300d) too and i think that canon m,akes a good porduct too and it is ussually cheaper

[PKW]

When I held the D5000 it looked cluttered especially with the fold out screen. I also held the 500D and few minutes later and it felt much nicer.

[stefan]

personally i do not like the wobbly looking lcd screen from the nikon , i shoot canon (300d) too and i think that canon m,akes a good porduct too and it is ussually cheaper

the 500d is actually more expensive but thanks for the advice anyway

[wave]

remember you are buying into a system so look at what lens are available.any ef lens will fit an eos camera.

[PeterPhotos]

Wave has made a good point - if you get serious about your photography than you may end up spending more on the lenses than the original body. Think about it carefully. Both Canon and Nikon make lovely cameras but once you buy a Canon you will not be able to take advantage of the Nikkors (and vice versa). I agonised for a long time, 5 or 6 years ago, and went for Nikon and have no regrets. I am sure there are many people who would say them same about Canon.