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I shoot canon, i had to buy a DSLR for uni, after months of extensive research and money saving the 600d checked all the boxes I required at the time.
• Flip out screen – which I think is a must and its stupid to not have one.
• Compatible with very good, well priced lenses
• Affordable accessories – I have a Pentax spotmatic II so I wanted to mount the 70’s lenses
• I don’t give a shit about auto focus, never use it
These are all traits of the Nikon as well, but there were 3 deciding factors for me.
• I go to a store to look at the cameras, have a feel and take some test shots.
Whenever I pick up a Nikon it just made me feel uncomfortable, I didn’t like the button lay out, the UI, nothing. That wasn’t a huge deal im sure I’d get used to it.
• I use Magiclantern because im a stickler for manual controls, and the stock 600d does not have functions that would be considered standard in most modern DSLRs, e.g. custom white balance, intervalometer, hrd video and image capture, etc.
• and finally it was 35% off in a canon sale.
I have since purchased a multitude of lenses and use them all on a regular basis. The apsc vs full frame is an issue but I think you will find getting a smaller length lens is much cheaper than buying a longer lens that manages to stay well-lit and not have vignetting.
what a essay, jesus, anyway thats why.
