Nikon D90 v Canon 550d

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I know there's been a few threads on here recently about the 550d. Now at present I have the Nikon d90 with 35 and 50mm primes.

I was bored out xmas shopping and checked out the 550d in a shop and was blown away by how light it was. I know that's usually a criticism of a DSLR, but I actually prefer a nice light body that's less of a burden to carry around. Great bright back LCD as well and well laid out menus. Kit lens was pretty rough though to be honest.

This has got me to thinking - would I be mad to sell my d90 and lenses to get the 550d? I was thinking of getting a body only deal and invest in the 50mm 1.4 Canon lens, and some better glass at a much later date (there does seem to be much more choice of Canon lenses on the 2nd hand market). I mainly like street photography and portraits. How's the high ISO performance of the 550d compare with the D90?

Shall I do it?

Edit: If so I'll sell my GF1 to help pay for the migration, with the lighter DSLR body I'd be keener to carry it around more rather than keep switching to the GF1.
 
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Canon 550d (incl. battery) 530g
Nikon D90 (incl. battery) 703g
Nikon D700 (incl. battery) 1085g

Conclusion: demo a pro body, then realise how light and great your D90 is. Maybe buy a better bag :p
 
I can't say that I ever understand the weight thing with a camera body, but then again I do carry plenty of extra weight already! "Cough, fatty, cough" :D

If that's important to you though, it may be only 170g but it is also nearly a third increase in weight. My old 500D with the nifty fifty was very light weight. How does the D3100 stack up weight wise?

Edit: D3100 is 505g with battery, worth a look at if you're already used to Nikon?
 
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Rojin said:
D3100 is 505g with battery, worth a look at if you're already used to Nikon?
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Sadly the rear LCD is the same as the 3000 I used to have. It's not as good as either the D90 or the 550d though.

I'll have a think over Xmas and check out some flickr pic examples. Thanks for replies so far though.
 
martinturner said:
170grams?!? lol! Man up kiddo! ;-)

Edit; there must be more than weight driving this?
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Possibly could be a symptom of wanting to try Canon for a change.

All my friends are Nikon users, and when it came time to get a DSLR I naturally gravitated to Nikon without trying the opposition. Sadly my friends all keep lenses for years, so I don't appear to have decent access to 2nd hand Nikon lenses.
 
I love my D300s and the heft of it but I may have a differing opinion come the end of my India trip. I thought the D80 was about perfect weight wise... It didn't feel like a toy like some of the smaller Nikons and Canons do...
 
bastic said:
but 550D is class lower to D90.... why would you change your camera to something worse ?
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Because I was thinking flogging the D90 + 2 lenses and a GF1 + pancake lens wouldn't quite bag me enough for a 60D and the 50mm 1.8 even.
 
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