Does a cannon or a nikon grab color better?

Question

Does a cannon or a nikon grab color better?

Answer 1

I don't think you're going to get a meaningful answer. Even photographers who own both systems don't walk around with both cameras taking identical pictures. What you are likely to get instead are Canon owners telling you "Canon" and Nikon owners telling you "Nikon".



The truth is that Nikon and Canon make what are probably the best DSLRs in the world. Any differences between competing sensor technology will be dwarfed by the differences in subject, lens and light, and you won't even notice those unless you buy into both systems and go around taking identical pictures with both cameras all the time, which is, of course, a very silly thing to do.



Where's your investment in lenses? What do you plan to shoot down the road? How important is compatibility with old lenses? Okay. What about adapted lenses? These are more important questions.

Answer 2

i think both are good.



i haven't used both, just canon.



if you are looking for really bright, colorful, saturated images i think that no matter what camera you use you could brighten the colors in photoshop or some other image editing software.

Answer 3

A lot of people on here will just follow the herding instinct and say that the camera they own is the best, most won't have tried any other camera.



I judge pictures for a few local camera clubs in their competitions and have done for years, I can say that there is no way you can tell which make of camera took a picture, quality of lens you can see, but make no way.



Chris

Answer 4

nikon

Answer 5

If color is a priority, perhaps you'd be interested in the Sigma SD-14? I've used an SD-14 for a bit now and I'm genuinely happy with the results. It's not without its faults by any means, but one thing that it does well is color. It uses a fundamentally different sensor than the bayer sensors of other DSLR's. I won't bore you with technical details, check out the link below if you'd like.



Anyways, I've found the sensor in the SD-14 to handle exposure much like a general-purpose slide film. Straight out of the box, colors remind me of Fuji Pro400H (Daylight negative). Contrast is a bit low and colors are on the warm side. Setting the camera to Saturation +1 and Contrast +1 gives photos a brilliant pop. In Sigma Photo Pro, the RAW files handle overexposure and saturation adjustment better than any other DSLR that I've ever seen. Highlights carry acceptable detail, even when grossly overexposed. This is somewhat similar to the "Shoulders" of color film. Likewise, the image can usually take absurd saturation without the digital clipping effect. Reds seem, well, redder than with other DSLR's. For what it's worth, the body is solid, the viewfinder bright, and the menu simple. Without an anti-aliasing filter and given the full color data at each pixel, there's plenty of detail for a 13x19 print.



Now, that's just about the only thing that the SD-14 does right. It's finicky, slow, and has terrible battery life. Like slide film, low ISO's are a requirement -- above ISO 400 is quite unfortunate in respect to both noise and color (ugly green hue). The lens mount is the absurd Sigma SA, which of course only fits sigma lenses. Some people use SA to M42 adapters, and a handful (myself included) buy a simple kit on ebay to physically remove the SA mount and replace it with a Nikon F mount.



So yeah, lots of trade-offs, but for what it's worth, the color is brilliant. One last thing to keep in mind is how many people get all puffy about the SD-14. I mean, I've seen death threats that've resulted from a discussion about the SD-14 vs. Canon 5D. I use all sorts of cameras, and there's no single "Best" camera out there. You can find pick up a new SD-14 for $350 on amazon.com or a used one for about a hundred bucks less.

Answer 6

Hey well my dad is photographer and i know for sure he would go cannon every time! The general quality and setup of the camera is very highly praised. However so is nikon, i would say it is personal preference but me and my dad both prefer canon i have the canon power shot G10 black and love it, have a look at some websites...



http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/nikon-vs-canon.htm



http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-cameras/

Answer 7

cannon does a very good job

Answer 8

Neither "grab" colour better. As long as you use a system that will shoot in raw mode you can manage colour to you exact liking. Many lenses affect colour - as is indicated in the reviews, but the cameras themselves are digital, not analogue, they record exactly what hits the sensor, and the colour rendition is a software/firmware issue (filters aside) which is why a raw image can be adjusted in post processing to suit your requirements.