Nikon SLR Cameras

What are nikon's strength and weakness?

Ariel
Ariel

I've been trying to search up information about nikon for a project. However I'm not able to find any information.could someone help me please!

NickP
NickP

Nikon's strength is that it is not like Canon!

Nikon's weakness is that it is not like Canon!

A camera's strength and weaknesses are only evident when applied to the way YOU take pictures.

fhotoace
fhotoace

* They are the choice of about half the professional photographers.
* Once you start building your camera system, you can use any of the lenses you buy on any new camera including DX lenses on FX bodies.
* There are over 75 current lenses to choose
* Most F-Mount lenses made (since 1959) will work on current Nikon cameras costing more than $1, 000 (non-AI lenses must be converted… About $25)
* Since the introduction of the Nikon D3 during the China Olympics, the low light performance has exceeded other cameras in the same class.

Here are some links you will find helpful

http://www.nikonusa.com/...index.page

http://www.nikonusa.com/...index.page

http://www.dxomark.com/...or-Ratings

Here are two links to professional photographers who use Nikon systems

http://bythom.com/index.htm

http://www.joemcnally.com/blog/2012/01/06/shooting-the-d4/

A link to the history of the Nikon 35 mm SLR and associated lenses

http://mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/htmls/models/index.htm

I have been shooting using Nikon cameras for about 25 years with an 8 year time using Canon's (until 1988 when they made my Canon's obsolete).

I really have not found any weaknesses. My first new Nikon after leaving Canon was the Nikon F4 and I still have it and it still performs perfectly.

Andrew
Andrew

They're good at using other people's ideas.

Nippon Kokagu started off making military equipment and lenses (whisper it, but one of their customers was Canon - who used them on their Leica copy rangefinders).

Their first camera was the Nikon 1, a modified Contax, with a Leica shutter, a lens designed for Canon and Minolta's 24x32mm format on 35mm film (sales were poor because the negative was incompatible with Kodak enlargers). The Nikon M was 24x34mm and the final S series were 24x36mm, like everyone else.

Nikon, like Canon, developed SLRs after Pentax had already built one and incorporated a reliable instant-return mirror - neither company is at the cutting edge, but they're both very good at letting others take the risks and reaping the benefits of the results.