[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by Waxing_Gibbous

Ken Rockwell is without doubt a good reviewer, but has an unashamed bias toward Nikon.
A full-frame sensor is unquestionably the way to go for landscapes, portraits, "scenes" and the like. The 5DII is a lovely beast and with 'L' glass, pops-out beautiful sharp images with agreeably neutral but vibrant tones (it says here in my notes )
I use an old Hi-8 for time-lapse so I can't comment there.

I shoot Canon, but have always preferred Nikon ergonomics if that's any consideration.
I usually agree with 'Octane', but I can't say I've noticed a huge difference in the way Nikon render's skin-tone. Maybe a little more "tanned"?

Where Nikon does seem to have the edge is in low-light performance. I have noticed much less noise in Nikon images at ISO 200+ in dark scenes.
I doubt you'd be disappointed with either camera though.

I see so he prefers Nikons if he had a chance.
The Nikon also has larger pixels and probably this is the reason for the better low light noise.

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Neither are any better than the other really Greg. I don't agree with what H said about skin tones. Being a Canon fan boy has tainted his unbiased point of view.. Alex is right about the 14-24. That image I posted recently of the milkway over Clayton obs was taken with that lens. Using pretty high ISO and 50 second single sub gives you an idea what the Nikon gear is all about now. For astro work I reckon both the high end backs are worth looking at now. For years Canon had the edge but that is pretty well over now. So you have a greater choice now. Mind you I have been a Nikon user since the early 80's so I have a slight bias myself.

Can you set an exposure longer than 30 seconds without needing an accessory?

I could never understand why DSLRs all seem to limit exposures to 30 seconds before needing an accessory or has that been fixed in later models?

Originally Posted by Steffen

The D7000 is exceptional, Nikon really hit the spot with this one. In order to get a better camera you'd have to spend substantially more. For the Nikon fan it also has some endearing pro features, such as the ability to use Ai lenses.

Cheers
Steffen.

Thanks for that Steffen. I also like the way Nikon allows older lenses to fit the latest camera. My first DSLR was a D70 which I liked. My first SLR was an EOS Canon and it produced many fabulous film images.

Greg.