So, after doing a bunch of reading/research on Nikon vs. Canon, researching different tiers for each I finally had a good enough idea of what (I thought) I wanted.
My overall goal with getting a DSLR is to be able to grow as a portrait photographer (I love shooting portraits) and to eventually move into doing some paid portraits, family pictures, engagement pictures and possibly WAY down the line doing a couple weddings.
I was leaning towards going Nikon, possibly the D90, but I met someone that has the D90 on Friday that let me hold it/take a few shots with it and to be honest, I think it's more camera than what I need (feel free to argue this
, and it's a little out of my price range.
I've narrowed it down to the Nikon d5000, and the Canon T1i/500D. At Best Buy the Canon felt a little better in my hand, the in store pictures I took looked better (possibly just some hidden setting on the Nikon I didn't know about? I was shooting Av on both), and it was more responsive. By more responsive I mean a lot of times when I would press the button down on the Nikon it wouldn't even take the picture, or it would take 15seconds or so to fire. That being said the Canon wouldn't continuously fire by holding down the shutter release while the Nikon would.
Can anyone confirm/deny that this is just user error?
I hear Nikon lenses etc are generally speaking cheaper (which is good) and slightly better. But all Canons come with a focusing motor built into the body while you don't see that on the Nikon till the D90. Correct?
With all that, it sounds like I should be going Canon, but I'm always looking for someone to play devil's advocate and tell me why I'd be making the mistake of my life
tl:dr - should I get the Canon T1i/500d or the Nikon D5000? I'm mainly interested in portrait photography. Price is important.
Hopefully, that all made sense and I'm looking forward to hearing some responses!
John