Canon t1i or Nikon d90?
My birthday just passed and now i have enough money to buy the canon t1i. I’ve had my eye set on this camera for a long while…that is until my dad said to wait until i have enough to buy the nikon d90.
Now i’ve done my research and the nikon d90 is clearly the better choice. It performs better in every way, except for not have 1080p hi-def video. The kit lens is also much better than the t1i’s.
The cons for the d90, however, is that it is larger, heavier, more expensive (by 0 or so), and the nikkor lenses are more expensive, as well.
The t1i doesn’t perform as well as the d90, but it is smaller, much cheaper, and has access to all of the canon EOS lenses, which are cheaper and, some argue, are much better than nikkor lenses. I could use the extra 0 to buy other lenses, a bag, a tripod, etc.
Please help me choose.
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Hard choice, they both have very similar features and functions. The D90 kit for $963.00 and the T1i (500D) kit for $769.00. The differences in MP and video capability are negligible. The Nikon D90 is well know for its picture quality. As for lens, D90 has a lot options available too because you can pretty much any F mount lens manufactured from 1979 on. Since the D90 has the auto focus motor built into the body you have access to a lot of very affordable used AF lenses.
One of the main reasons I prefer the Nikon’s over the Canon’s and Sony’s is that they have a separate auto focus assist lamp built into the body (on all models) whereas the Canon and Sony use their flash to perform this function. In certain situations, using the flash as a AF assist lamp can interfere with your shot. I am surprised that Canon and Sony still use flash for AF assist on their lower end models because on their upper end models they have separate AF assist lamps.
If you decide to use older 35mm film lenses, the thing you have to remember about using older 35mm lenses with the D5000 is that you have to multiply the focal lenght by 1.5 because the sensor is smaller than the original 35mm film. What this means is that a 18-200mm lens on the D5000 would become a 27-300mm lens and a 50mm lens would become a 75mm lens. Check out the last two links for a compatibility chart of Nikon lenses and bodies.
Edit: More on video capability between the two: Yes the T1i can do full HD (1920 x 1080p) but only at 20 FPS. Both can do HD (1280 x 720p) at 30 FPS. The Nikon can not zoom during recording, but the T1i can zoom while recording video, but this is not really a great implementation of this because you can hear the AF motor in your recordings due to the microphone being right next to the lens.
If you are seriously into photography I would recommend D90.It is a semi-pro camera while Canon T1i is an entry level camera.It have Great sensor, amazing colors out of the camera,well built quality solid & tight.It is higher price but worth investment for future.
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