What is the equivalent of Nikon D300, D700 and D800 in Canon?
What is the equivalent of Nikon D300, D700 and D800 in Canon?
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Nikon D300>>>>>>>Canon 650D kit II
Nikon D700>>>>>>>>Canon 5D MarkII
Nikon D800>>>>>>>>Canon 5D Mark III
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Tatya might mistake the D300 for the D3000.
Anyway:
The D300 roughly corresponds to the 7D, albeit the 7D is a newer design
D700-> 5Dmk2
These two are both full frame cameras, but specialized for different purposes. The D700 excels at low light and action photography, the 5Dmk2 is more of a studio/portait one.
D800 -> 5Dmk3
There aren't head do head competitors to these cameras right now.
The D300 is Nikon's DX format prosumer camera, this would've sat slightly above the old Canon 40D/50D, the 7D is a lot more sophisticated camera, and in some ways is superior, however in others the 7D (namely low light, and weathersealing) isn't as good.
The D700 was Nikon's entry level FX camera, it was designed to place below the D3/D3S and above the D300S. It's 12 megapixel sensor was lifted straight out of a D3, while it's market position was against the Canon 5D mark II, the 5D mark II was aimed more at studio photographers as it was less weather sealed, slower and had the higher resolution sensor taken from a 1Ds markIII, the 5D mark II also appealed to video and TV crews who wanted a special tool for extreme depth of field control. So again the 5D mark II is superior in some ways and inferior in others, plus the target markets were drastically different.
The D800 is a major departure from anything that came before, with it's 36 megapixel sensor, and the variant D800E, this camera is obviously targeted as a low budget alternative to medium format, and would be competing against Pentax's 645D, and MamiyaLeaf's 645DF. Obviously the D800's smaller sensor will never keep up with a medium format, the D800 does have a much better selection of lenses, and comes in at around 1/4 of the price of even the cheapest medium format option. The D800 in many ways is what the 5D mark II was at the time it was announced.
The 5D markIII really isn't aimed at the D800's market, the mkIII is in many senses a 7D on steroids, it's a fastish full frame camera with moderately high resolution, and a stellar AF system (lifted from the 1D X).
Also there are always the rumours of cameras like the D600, which is supposedly to replace the D700 as an entry level FX camera. There are also stories of a Canon entry level full framer, as well as a big megapixel rival for a D800, but as I said these are nothing more than rumours and hearsay.
Edit - This is the typical game of leapfrog between the two small format giants. Remember the D90, well Canon brought out the 60D as a direct competitor (but with more modern features), just as the D90 was being superceded by the D7000 (which in turn was Nikon's response to the 50D/7D). This year Nikon has brought out a huge number of bombshells, but Canon has been rather quiet, they've got a number of big lenses on the way right now, as well as the new Cinema EOS range.