Canon Eos Photographers
Canon Eos Photographers
Would you reccomend a Nikon D40 or a Canon EOS Rebel XS for a beginner photographer?
I'm only 16 and I want a nice camera (under 700) that can take good quality pictures. I'm going to a beach this summer and I want to be able to take some nice portraits of my family and others. I was just wondering which one of these you would reccomend?
I really like taking close up pictures where the background of the subject is out of focus. So whichever one would be good at doing that 
While the Nikon D40 has one thing other DSLR's do not is its ability to sync with flash at shutter speeds over 1/200th second.
Samples shot by professional sports photographer Max Simbron using the Nikon D40 at the last X-Games.
http://www.sportsshooter.com/members.html?id=4135
The problem will be finding a new one. The D40 was replaced by the Nikon D3000 which has newer on board electronics so in theory could produce higher quality images ... as you will notice the D40's images are very nice indeed.
Both Nikon and Canon make excellent entry level camera bodies, but you need to look ahead at what you may be using in five to ten years. Will the Nikon or Canon system provide you with the lenses and professional grade camera bodies you will need when you are 21 or older and have all the skills you need to use such cameras and lenses?
Go into a camera store and hold both in your hands and see which feels the best to you. If you take a SD card with you, you can speed date the two cameras (XS and D3000) and see which provides you with the best image quality ... in your hands.
Here is what the lab tests say.
http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/eng/Image-Quality-Database/Compare-cameras/(appareil1)/331%7C0/(appareil2)/268%7C0/(appareil3)/320%7C0/(onglet)/0/(brand)/Nikon/(brand2)/Canon/(brand3)/Nikon
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