Canon v. Sony v. Nikon: Battle of the Brands

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Tony and Chelsea Northrup discuss which caemra brands are thriving, who is winning the camera race, and what cameras and innovations are putting them on top or the bottom.

[manaphyex]

If I pay too much attention to the pros and cons of different brands of cameras, it will become very difficult to choose. But if I focus on photography itself, It becomes easier to choose. An excellent photographer can take excellent photos with any brand of camera, it’s just a difference in the feeling of using it, and the results are not too different.

[classicaloracle]

Pentax - not a mention! Yes, useless for video but great build including weather sealing and with a menu system that's simple to use and great viewfinders. They last as my K5 from 2011 proves. For someone on a budget the compatibility with older lenses combined with this build means you can have a system that's still reasonably priced and allows the novice to experiment and learn their craft.

[anthony-qmpn]

The other problem with the canon is, there is no high quality wide angle, weather seals lenses available with professional grade optics that are available with OM system, cameras and lenses.

[zenfolio]

Always dreaming of getting a new camera! Interesting to see these brands battle it out by coming out with great updates and features. I don't think you can go wrong with any of these brands. Of course, in the end it's the skill of the photographer that is most important. Thanks for a great discussion.

[Stan_the_Belgian]

There is plenty of cheap ef glass which you can mount on ef

[charlyvanbuuren]

Did i miss their opinions on Pentax? 😂

[UnconventionalReasoning]

The technology for stills photography has mostly matured. The only thing left is to turn an interchangeable lens camera into a cellphone camera with bloated computational photography.

In the discussion about the Z9/Z8 still being behind, that is only for autofocus. Meanwhile, images Nikon, Olympus, Fuji, and Leica cameras are excellent without post processing. Sony photographers get to sit at their computer... 🤣

[PaulCornish]

Still a massive Nikon fan... the Z6ii is a phenomenal wedding camera and the Z8 is even better though I want the abilities of the Z8 in a Z6ii body and megapixel count. That'd be perfect for me. Good stuff guys. You are right in what you say about Sony seeming to place more kudos in delivering what the photographic community need / want. It's just a shame that their flaws are kinda looked over often... it's when you go into a Sony group on Facebook and realise all the things that annoy you about one brand are still there in Sony cameras, some to a lesser degree and then other things that you don't have an issue with using your camera drives Sony users nuts... As you have said many times, there is no perfect camera and no do it all brand. For me, Nikon still does the greatest amount of better stuff... errr better. lol. Keep em coming though, we can't all be the same.

[NicolasAlexanderOtto]

Well, I just switched from my D850 to the R5 and already regret doing so with the 100-500 Canon costing twice as much as the 180-600 by Nikon. I am already calculating how much money I would love switching back to get the Z8 I waited for several years just to give up several months before it finally got announced.

[autotechandtravels]

I have Nikon Z6 ii and I love this camera for its feel, build and picture quality. Yeah it struggles a lot sometimes for focus but I can live with that. If I am spending this much amount of money I need a better build camera which will last for years. I had a Canon 1100D but it stopped working merely in 3 years or so but my D7200 was amazing it just never gave up. If you will come to India, in Mumbai you will find the photographers that work at few popular locations such as Gate way of India, Hajiali dargah, they use Nikon because it handles moisture better and it does not give up on them. And boy the camera feeling is another level with Nikon. I just love these Nikon cameras. ❤ If we are ranking cameras based on sales, then I think it's not the way to go, we should rank based on their build, quality materials used, picture quality, lenses availability, focus, FPSs etc. Sales cannot decide which one is better, as in India we call something is "Bhedchal" which is everyone follows someone else to buy something. And that raises their sales. 🙂

[izziereal]

I used used my Nikon D5100 for almost 10 years and had been happy with it. However, I found 3 new Nikon Z lenses that were at a deep discount at my electronic store earlier this year, I couldn't refuse them. They were the 28-75mm f2.8, the 14-30mm f4, and the 105mm f2.8. Each lens had a discount between $600-$700 off. Then I found the Nikon Z5 online in mint condition for $760 and the 50mm f1.8 that was also on a discount. Does Nikon have the better AF system over Sony or Canon, no. Am I able to get the shots I want with this camera? Yes. Their AF system is still very good to use.

Nikon earned the no. 3 spot, but I see they will continue to improve their AF systems to at least be on par with Sony and Canon. I want all three companies to continue to out-perform each other's cameras.

[cellphonehistorian]

I know that Sony fan boys are the most noisy and aggressive ones.

[honestnerd]

I've tried Nikon, Fujifilm, Panasonic, Sony...and I still prefer Nikon over the rest. It is true that Sony's autofocus is the best, but I don't like using them, always end up selling them. There's 0 soul, they're plain and boring. Photography should be fun, creative, artistic, whatever you want to call it. With Nikon I always want to grab them and go shoot. Just wish they came out with some newer bodies that are not 5k and heavy as a brick. Hoping for a Nikon d810-ish sensor on a newer Z6/7 body.

[Mr_Ev]

I have all 3 brands. Short story: you can do great photos with any of them! If that isn't the case you might be the problem. All camera brands have plusses and minusses.

[joshblank]

I have shot every brand, even Pentax. I hate Sony. Terrible ergonomics, colors, rendering, jpegs. I sold A6300 shortly after buying. It was a brick in my hand. I now shoot Nikon full frame film and Fuji mirrorless

[cchikevideos]

29:50 the comment about the system is spot on. I moved up to FF Sony (A7r3), for IQ (and it did not disappoint) and lenses. However, then I found that video handheld was trash, and that all those good IQ lenses all had breathing for ages, and that video was in bad 8 bit codecs and limited in many ways. Then I saw that the microjitters would never go away (even my sisters A1 has them!) and many of the features I wanted were limited to expensive bodies. So I went to the S5II, good enough video AF, much much better video IQ, better ergonomics, and an ecosystem of good inexpensive primes and good, inexpensive variable aperture zooms. Now excited to see if the Samyang 35-150 arrives soon and how it works with the camera- knowing that SW updates will keep me happy if new things come up. System matters!

[skyscraperfan]

I have a lot of Canon EF lenses, but I am seriously thinking about switching to the Panasonic S5 II, as with an adapter all Canon EF lenses work as well as native lenses. So I would keep my Canon EF 100-400 II for example, but it would get even better because of the IS and the very good autofocus in the Panasonic S5 II.

[Mr]

Nikon or Go Home >> Printer get a Canon, TV get a Sony, Slide Film Get a Fuji .. Z Mount for photography

[mrwashur]

Nikons mistake was not immediately jumping into mirrorless once Sony gained some traction. I own a few older Nikon cameras and Nikon glass. Their older cameras had amazing image quality sooc. They let Sony progress while Nikon gave up a lot of customers to Sony and canon. If they had just went all in as fast as possible the. I think they would’ve been tied or even higher than Sony. What choice did Nikon shooters have after the d850 and the d6? Most people could see that dslrs were dead when Sony gained a lot of traction and canon followed. It’s just too bad that Nikon made that mistake. They were one of my favorite camera brands. Now I’ve moved into the Sony ecosystem and it doesn’t make sense for me to go back.

[analogoutdoors]

I said it on the first video I ever watched, where Tony took a piece of glass to a nifty fifty to prove a few scratches won't kill a lens; I watch you two because of your INTEGRITY.
Don't give a flying leap what all the naysayers go on about, THAT shows through over and over again. That is what keeps me coming back.
Kudos.