Changing from Canon to Nikon

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Ok big one here, im seriously thinking of changing from Canon to Nikon.

Im stuck between the D7100 or the D600.

I would obviously sell all my Canon gear (not really an issue i know it will cost), my main reasons are that the camera's do seem to offer more.

i would like to hear input or opinions?

many thanks buzz
 
King Damager said:
Didn't you only just get your current setup?

D600 is FF would be my argument :p

Or you know, for the cost, of upgrading and changing over lenses, you could probably upgrade to a 5D3

kd
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You are right but I am fundamentally unhappy with my 6D, I could upgrade to 5d3 but it would cost me £1300, or sell all my gear and get the D7100 and 18-105 and have enough change to get a good prime and still have change £££

Janesy B said:
Can can the Nikons do that your Canon can't?
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Nexus said:
Exactly.

I know that some will argue that the sensors in Nikons are better, but in the grand scheme of things, what are all these things its offering more of over Canon?

Really isn't much in it to go through the expense of changing brands.
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As above
 
ManCuBuS said:
Whats wrong with the 6D?
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I have an issue with the AF, I could do without the wifi, I have never used the GPS, HDR etc, I wish canon invested a little more in the AF like on the 70d, they are clearly capable!

jonneymendoza said:
Also, doesnt the d600 have a gimped AF system?
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Looking at the d600 AF they have more points closely packed but there is just as much empty space around the AF points on the d600 as there is on the 6d

Raymond Lin said:
I wouldn't say it is gimped but it is tech from last decade.

It wouldn't put me off though, I could shoot a wedding just fine with the same AF system on a 5Dii so I have no quams doing it with a 6D.
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That's a fair point.


The reason for my frustration is I had used the focus recompose method when taking some portraits and they came out badly an it's annoyed me, I see much better focus system on lesser cameras.
 
Well this will upset many of you but i chosen to swap, after going to park cameras and having a play iv decided its what i would like to do, as i stated in my op im not happy with it.

I understand going from FF to DX is backwards and i know swapping my kit is backwards but its what will make me happy.

I can sell my gear and buy the D7100, 50mm 1.8, 16-85mm and still have £££ change for anything else.

I have no problem changing and after reading all your comments (which i am very grateful for), reading many reviews, watching many youtube videos (at work :p) iv decided to go with the D7100 and not the D600 as again with the 6D it has far too much white space around the AF points.

Look out in the FS section i will be listing everything there :)
 
I have a small secret, on january the 1st 2014 some shares will mature..... i will have anywhere from £7000 - £9000.

If im not happy i will buy something different.
 
Well I received my D7100 today, I have a 50mm 1.4G and I'm waiting for my walkabout to arrive, a 17-50 F2.8 VC tamron, well bearing in mind iv come from the 6d to the d7100 I have to say I am happy so far!

The camera it's self has so many function buttons all in the right place, the camera feels similar to the 6D in size and weight, I love the twin sd card slots and the AF is just amazing. The menu is a little Easier to navigate and I love the fact bracketing and flash functions are accessible from outside of the menu and fully customisable from outside the menu.

I actually like having a flash back albeit I will be buying remotes and a flash again.

I have to say the drive select is **** and hard to change one handed but I'm working on it, images really do seem more vivid and defiantly a wee but sharper.

I love all the customisable AF settings and the 3d setting is genius :)

Another point I'm not happy about is how complicated the lens system works, AF, AF-s, D, G, aperture ring, no aperture ring, environmental sealing, no environmental sealing! It's not as simple as canon at all, to find a lens you want you need to use their site.

Over all I have really enjoyed learning a new camera system, when it arrived I seriously couldn't make any sense of the dials.

Ty you all for all your valuable info and knowledge, I know 99% of you think I'm nuts but I have really enjoyed learning a new system :)

On another note I look forward to the next meet coz judging by the recent one I will be a lone Nikon ;)
 
D.P. said:
Glad you are enjoying your purchase.

With the lenses you basically only have 2 types you will come across:
1) older AF D lenses, uses motor in body, has aperture ring. D standards for distance as reported to the flash from lens.
2) new (e.g. In the last 13-15 years) AF-S G lenses. g stands for no aperture ring.

And that is really it, weather sealing varies by lens like canon. You also have lenses designed only for the crop sensor, called DX lenses like canon EF-S


The advantage of Nikon is that all lenses are fully forwards and backwards compatible, within reasons(a few older 1960s wide angle lenses protrude into the body and would break the mirror). Obviously on the old lenses you might loose things like auto focus or metering because the lenses just don't have AF or CPUs.
This goes as far as the fact that the Nikon DX lenses have an identical mount to the FX lenses so you can mount them on a FF body and use them in DX or FX mode, or things like 1.2xcrop. Some Nikon D lenses work really well on F sensors in the 1.2x crop mode, the 35,m f1.8 is commonly used on FX cameras.

This means you have access to all the Nikon lenses from the 1960s onwards!
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ty DP :)

An Exception said:
I customised the dials to be the same/similar to Canon, when I changed over to Nikon.
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i like how the buttons are laid out, i will stick with them :)
 
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