New Camera

[Bambi]

ha ha Kat you are beginning to sound like me!

[Fortytwo]

It's true that the current Nikon autofocus is better that the one Canon uses. But the Canon one isn't bad in my opinion. And I'm not really a big fan of switching systems. First of all, it'll cost you extra money. Almost nothing is interchangeble between Nikon and Canon, so you're starting over again with all your gear. Second, it's a whole new process of learning camera controls. Which takes time.

And things change. A few years back, Nikon was way behind anything Canon made. Who knows, given another few years, it might be Sony who makes the best gears. Then you're stuck with Nikon and need to change again. Always wanting the "best" stuff will cost time and money and in my personal opinion doesn't really improve your pictures. I've never heard anyone say "that's sportsphoto is really nice, must be a Nikon". If the camera is the decisive factor of how good the picture is, then you've bought the wrong camera. It should be you who's learning from using the camera. The camera isn't going to learn from your superior skills. So buy a camera that can do everything you can and then some. So a 7D or 5D don't sound that bad, even for sports. If sports is 'just' third, I'd go for a 5D. Just take a look through the viewfinders of both and you'll know what I mean.

Hope this helps.

[dulvari prestige]

I'm probably wrong, but could it be the lenses that are the main reason with the bad focus reports on the 7d, i'll get a lot of misses when shooting moving subjects with the 50 1.8, sigma 17-70 non HSM and tamron 28-300, but with the canon 70-200, sigma 70-200, and sigma 10-20 i get a much much higher success rate, as these lenses seems to be able to keep up with the 7's fast focusing.

[JAS_Photo]

When you first got the D40, you did not know much about photography. It has served you well. Just look at your photos. You may want to keep the D40 and just add to it with a higher end Nikon. It's often more convenient to have two cameras with different lenses then to change lenses frequently and having a second camera offers the flexibility. Whichever camera you do decide on, you can expect to 'grow' with that brand.

Regarding the Canon autofocus, I was under the impression it was superior to Nikon's? I do not know better by experience but just look in the sports pits or press pits at concerts and see how many shiny white Canon long lenses are in there.

[kat]

Yes, I won't part with the d40. It's small and compact and perfect for some situations. I was, at one point of time going for the d300 or 700. I may, depending on how I like it.. go to the 300s. I don't know. I guess it will all come down to when I have the money in hand to buy one..and then off I go. This time, I do know what to ask for, except for lens. I know there are d,f,g's. Not to sure what they all mean but will search that up too.

[Greg_Nuspel]

I love my D300; wife knows about it and has learnt to share