...we may be a lot of things, but deluded isn't one of them. Nikon
DSLRs have always been heavier on the "features" than Canons, and
Canon users know this. On the other hand, Canon puts more R&D
dollars into sensors than Nikon and, generally, it shows in higher
image quality under a wider variety of conditions.
Then you haven't been around the last few years. Canon users always
brag about noise all the time and fullframe and AF speed (which is
particulary interesting given that Canon's AF ist just fast and
nothing else, e.g. like maybe accurate). There is not much else
simply because they don't have anything else to brag about.
See, I don't consider high ISO noise control a "feature." Rather,
I'd call it a characteristic of Canon's CMOS sensors, which
themselves are features. Likewise, I'd consider autofocus itself a
feature; the speed and accuracy of the AF, I would consider
characteristics of the AF system.
Meanwhile, Nikon users brag about more accurate AF, 1/3EV ISO
steps, more comprehensive viewfinder information, more dedicated
controls (ergonomics), higher build quality, greater color
accuracy, more reliable Matrix metering, more reliable i-TTL flash
metering, etc.
Yet, you say "noise" and AF speed are all Canon users have to brag
about "because they don't have anything else to brag about", which
sort of proves my point: Canon cameras have never been long on
features, but
have and continue to remain high on
performance/image quality; whereas Nikons have much higher
"feature" content.
As for which system caters more to photographers? Consider that the
D200 is the first consumer-oriented AF Nikon, film or digital, to
incorporate mirror lockup
at all while consumer-oriented Canons
have sported this "feature" as far back as the film-era EOS 10s
(released 1990). Amateur Canon film cameras have also long
facilitated the changing of films mid-roll by allowing the camera
to be programmed to leave the film leader out of the cartridge
after rewind. Other than the F5,
no Nikon film cameras gave users
this ability without requiring the cameras to be shipped to Nikon
service centers for "reprogramming." Considering we all acknowledge
the benefit of being able to vary ISO according to the needs of the
subject as well as the importance of mirror lockup in achieve
critically sharp images with telephoto and macro lenses, one
wonders what these long-standing omissions portend for Nikon's view
of its user base.
Hmmm.
Also Canon users always post about AF problems. We heave seen those
messages for three generations of Canon DSLR cameras.
use the forum search for details
--
Garland Cary
ff about 60:40 maybe. Granted, it's always darn fast doing whatever it is doing.
Nikon side would by your opinion be 3.5 and not 2.5