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It does matter in a way that by purchasing the camera and a few lenses (which are most of the time more expensive then the camera body) you are locking yourself
by karolist 15y ago
It does matter in a way that by purchasing the camera and a few lenses (which are most of the time more expensive then the camera body) you are locking yourself with that vendor for the future - lenses are not interchangeable between Nikon and Canon to the best of my knowledge. This lock-in is why you must be careful what you pick.
I own a Pentax, but would never choose this company (not hardware) if I was any serious about photography.
- CWuestefeld 15y agoI own a Pentax Oh, you're the other one. Glad to meet you :) (FWIW, I chose Pentax because of on-board image stabilization. That should allow me to save money by not paying for it in every lens (as Canon and Nikon do). However, it seems to turn out that the big names get enough economy of scale that the lens price isn't better for Pentax anyway.)
- karolist 15y agoYeah, got sold on that one too. It was also a very good deal at that time in that price range (k200d), 11 focus points and water proof body with upper lcd. A shame the selection of lenses seem to be that limited, many times with one type of make/model for given parameters only.