Changed teams (Nikon to Canon) selling gear.....

Ok guys if anyone wants a awesome photo outfit for $500, pm me (nikon D50 with 3 lens)

Now for the meat of this post and why I switched...........

So saturday I go to the camera shop to get a Nikon D300, (which I have been lusting after since Christmas)
and I played around with it, ($1899 body only). Two of my friends shoot Canon, but I have never even held one.

So I ask the guy just for grins and giggles to see the Canon 40D, and I first noticed that it felt heavy, but not massively so like the D300, plus the grip seemed deeper and just fit my hand like a glove, then I fired it up, and at the first shot I was in love, I tell you this thing is the SMOOTHEST SEXIEST sounding camera I have ever seen. and he says to me, hold down the shutter, and DANG!!!!!! what a sound, the thing shoots an impressive 6.5 shots a second !!! the D300 can do 8 but you need a battery grip.

So then I say so it sounds better than the D300, feels better than the D300 and, shoots as fast, what about the menus ?
Will lo and behold they are easier to navigate, (they are lined up horizon across the screen, vs. in "layers" on the Nikon.

So then I look at the rear LCD, and it's 3 INCHES ! same as the D300, plus CMOS sensor, and DIGIC III processor (same one that in the holy grail Canon Mark III)

It's a 10.1 mega pix, vs. the D300 12MP but I never blow up over 16x20 so the resolution is the same at those sizes.

I say then, well I love it but, I have three nikon lens already and don't wanna buy new glass also.
and he says
what if I tell you, you can get the Canon ($1,299) plus a 28-135 Image Stabilized lens, a 50MM 1.8 lens and a long lens like my 70-300 nikon lens,
all for the SAME PRICE AS JUST THE D300 body !!! Well needless to say I left with the Canon, one week later I'm Loving it. I would own Nikon or Canon now with NO HESITATION !
Ok enough, for now, just thought I'd share in case someone else is in a similar situation............

 

I know I know !! I feel dirty, hehehe

 

Nikon D50, nikon 18-55mm, nikon 50mm 1.8, nikon 70-300, with box, charger, manual.......

 

i forgot to mention the 40D has LIVE view (useless, but cool

 

here are lots of 3200 shots...

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=421472

 

I wanna keep it all together,

but at 100$ new the 50mm 1.8 will DRAMATICALLY improve your photography !!! BUY One !

 

I think Nikon is gone, but I have bought 2 lenses for the Canon already, so I'm selling the 28-135 Image Stabilized USM that came on the Canon if anyone wants it ?

I bought a 50mm and the Tamron 28-75MM 2.8

 

Just the 1.8 for what I do I didn't see paying extra for the 1.4 or 1.2 we did a shoot in the store (with standing up batteries) and printed them out the 1.4 looked sharpest surprising of the bunch, The 1.8 if you were not a photogragher you couldn't tell any diffrence in all 3.