Is switching from Nikon D700 to Canon 5D Mark 3 worth the trouble?
I heard that shooting landscape is better in Canon than in Nikon while some photographers prefer Nikon when shooting portraits because of its skin tone rendering.i'll be doing landscape, portraits and travel.i've a nikon 24-70 and 70-200 vr1. I plan to trade my nikon d700 + 24-70 for a 5D M3 then sell my 70-200 for a Canon 16-35 or 24-70. Can you help me decide?
What a waste of time and money. If you really think that switching brands will make your photos better, then you have no idea what you are doing. Spending the most money on gear does not make you a better photographer.
If you can't shoot a landscape shot with what you have, a different camera won't help you a bit. Canon is not better at anything than Nikon, and Nikon is not better than anything than Canon. If you believe otherwise, I have some ocean front property is Missouri to sell you…
Keep what you have, and spend the money on a class or three.
Hondo has it right.
You heard wrong. Canon doesn't ( can't ) shoot better landscape photos. Nor can Nikon. Or Sony, or Pentax. It all depends on the person behind the camera. I would expect someone with a D700 to know what they're doing.
Keep the Nikon and spend the money on a photography class or two.
I can't add anything to the three perfect answers already given
It's true that Canon and Nikon cameras produce different looking files straight out of the camera.
This is why you should shoot in RAW, that way you can edit absolutely everything about the photo to the point where the camera used to take it doesn't matter.
You don't need to switch camera brand. The 5D Mark III is a beautiful camera, I love mine. But the D700 is also a fantastic camera, just as good in many respects.
The camera is only as good as the photographer who uses it.
Shoot RAW, stay Nikon.
Yep, as others have said, it's not the choice of camera which is the problem. Stick with the Nikon, shoot raw, get a copy of DXO Optics Pro to overcome any lens deficiencies (see review here: http://www.kenrockwell.com/...cs-pro.htm ) and then use Photoshop or Lightroom for any tweaks.
The Nikon D700 is a fine camera. If you are not able to get good results with it, changing cameras will not help.
If you compare sensors using DxOMark, you will find both cameras are about equal. The Canon has slightly better color depth, but the Nikon has better dynamic range and ISO noise rejection.
But these ratings are so close that while they have a measurable difference, they do not have a noticeable difference.
Http://keerok-photography.blogspot.com/2012/09/any-dslr-can-be-made-to-shoot-anything.html
What you heard isn't true. Your picture quality won't change.
http://keerok-photography.blogspot.com/2012/09/picture-quality-depends-on-user.html
No, not at all. You'll be wasting money for nothing.
Many famous professionals use Nikon for landscaping.
I shoot Canon but I have shot friends' Nikons several times, and there's actually no difference. In fact if I was a landscape photographer I would go for Nikon because of Nikkor 14-24mm, because I feel it's better than all Canons of that focal range.