Nikon or Canon dslr? - 1

I know this is a personal question I guess. But what is generally better (for like sports, people, landscapes, etc.). Please explain your reasoning. Also what nikon/canon camera is the best for $1500 or lower?

Right now, the best sports camera is the Nikon D3s with it's incredible high ISO handling

in the lower tiered cameras, it doesn't matter what you get, they are all equally good in all areas. What matters is how YOU handle the camera. For $1500, you can look at the Canon T1i, T2i, T3i, 60D, and Nikons D3100, D5100, D90, and D7000

you just asked a question of whether the D7000 or the 60D is better, and I answered. If you do indeed have the D5100, there's absolutely no reason for you to upgrade.

Depends on what you want, there've models for every need and budget. So first ask urself what you need in DSLR and why you need it and what is your long term investment plan? Canon and Nikon isn't better than one another as a brand, their DSLR models out do each other in every class. I suggest you find your need and check out which Canon and Nikon DSLR model satisfies your need the most.

At that price, I just don't see how you can beat the Nikon D7000. Quick, well designed, responsive, powerful… And I'm a Canon fan!

Once you try it, it's like trying to live without A/C in Texas!

Canon 60D amazing camera.

Well, for sport you need a fast shutter speed, all dslr can deliver that, you might also want a camera that do well in high iso (for the dark cloudy days), most of them are capable, except hold dslr which start to produce noise at around 800 iso. A couple of flash can be handy as well, depending on what sports you shoot.

For landscape, any dslr can do it, the use of of wide angle lens (ex: Tokina 11-16 2.8 or Sigma 10-20) can produce amazing perspective.

For portrait photography, it's all about the lens you choose, I would say form 50mm and higher (it depend if you want to be close or not from your subject). The use of fix lens and large aperture such as f1, 4 / f1, 8 / f2 / f2, 8 are to be consider to get a nice bokeh.

For the camera I would go for the Nikon D90 right here for 899$ (body only)
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/...amera.html

And I would buy the Tamron 17-50mm 2.8, it's sharp, better than kits lens, you have a f/2.8 maximum aperture throughout the entire zoom range, you can use it for landscape, portrait and some sports. 459$.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/...Di_II.html

Total before tx 1358$

Or you can look at this package:

Canon T2i (body only) 619$
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/...l_T2i.html

with this lens: Sigma 10-20 649$ for landscape and "some" sports. The range is too short for conventional portrait but can be use for it if you want to, watch out for distortion though.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/...f_3_5.html

and the cheap plastic 50mm 1.8 that can provide very decent result. 109$ use for portrait, street shot.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/...f_1_8.html

For a total before tx: 1377$

Or the the T2i + the Tamron 17-50 2.8 + the canon 85mm 1.8 for 399$

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/...focus.html

For a total before tx:1477$ I like the third option better, you get one super lens for portrait with the 85mm 1.8, can also be use for some sport shot, and you get a great standard zoom lens for landscape, street shooting, portrait, and "some" sport as well.

It doesn't matter. There's no general better camera, don't you think the other one would stop working if one other would be so much better?

Canon EOS T2i, T3i, 60D and Nikon D5100 and D7000 are the best below $1500. Don't care about the brand, just look at the features of a MODEL.

Here's a DSLR Buying Guide - http://www.the-dslr-photographer.com/2009/11/which-dslr-to-buy/

I have a Nikon but to be really honest, the cameras are the same. It's all on preferences.