Which dslr would you pick?
I'm in the market for a new dlsr camera and I'm not really sure which one would be best. I'd be shooting a lot of nature photography as well as macro and portrait stuff as well. Also some low light/night photography as well.
I've somewhat narrowed it down to the following:
Canon T2i, Canon T3i, Canon 7D, Canon 60D, Sony A550, and the Nikon D90. I'm also open to other suggestions as well.
Please give your picks and tell me why.
In that grouping, I would choose the Nikon D7000 (or maybe the new D5100 when it becomes available), one you apparently missed in your research
If you already have lenses made to fit one of these cameras, buy the next new camera that will take them, however, if starting fresh and new I would go with Nikon.
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Nikon has a much larger base of usable lenses and equipment that will fit most of their D-SLR cameras than anyone. Period. This base goes back over 50 years. Some of their old manual glass is superb.
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Any camera can do anything if the person behind it understands it and can direct it.
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I would suggest a nikon… Look on nikons website for ones that do what you want them to do and you can compare them at dpreview.com
The new sensor in either the Nikon D7000, Sony A580 or the Pentax K5 (all use the same sensor) leaves all other sensors in their wake, they are a paradigm shift in sensor design, DXO and DP review awarded the Pentax K5 the highest marks they have ever awarded for any APS sized DSLR with marks on a par with full frame cameras, the Nikon D7000 came second. The Canons came a long way 3rd with scores in the 60's compared to the 80's, a huge difference.
http://www.dxomark.com/...d3)/Pentax
Pentax has other advantages, image stabilization built into the camera so any lens fitted will be IS, not an extra in the cost of each lens you buy.
Functions not available on other cameras such as Tav mode, you set the Aperture and Shutter Speed and the camera sets the ISO, Capture in focus, you focus the lens where the action will happen lock the shutter with a remote and nothing happens until something comes into focus, then the camera bursts into life recording the shots, I use this all the time at motorcycle races. Multi Exposure, up to 9 shots in one frame with or without exposure compensation. Time Lapse up to 999 frames with delays from seconds up to 24 hours.