Which is better, Nikon or cannon for professional photography(especially wildlife)

Which is better, Nikon or cannon for professional photography(especially wildlife) - 1

Added (1). Which is better, Nikon or canon for professional photography(especially wildlife)?

The new Nikons are comparable to the Canons. It will boil down to your budget and personal preferences. There's no longer any real superiority from one brand to the other.

Being a Nikon shooter, I'm inclined to say the Nikon D500 is a worthy consideration. If I buy another crop sensor Nikon, it will most likely be that.

Neither is really better than the other. They end up copying each other all the time. Just look at the features you need and price you can afford and narrow it down to your top 3-4 cameras and then see which feels better in your hands check out the lenses you want and pull that trigger.

Nikon because a cannon, if loaded and shot could wipe out wildlife.

Neither.

With dSLRs, they are the same. All dSLRs are basically the same, all brands and all models. It's how you set it up that makes the difference. Anyone who tells you otherwise doesn't know photography. At the very least, someone who compares a camera brand to a weapon of war shouldn't be blamed for believing, right?

IF you're talking about CAMERAS, and you're comparing a Nikon camera with a Cannon, it's obvious that it's NIKON since a CANNON is a military artillery weapon that shoots heavy artillery shells, and is a weapon of war and destruction… It's not a photo-taking equipment. You DID say "cannon' in your query, yes or YES?

HOWEVER, if you're referring to NIKON and CANON at the more elite and sophisticated level of camera bodies preferred by professional photographers, the answer is as others have posted: NEITHER… Or perhaps BOTH.

First, understand, there's no such thing as a "professional camera" any more than there's a "professional hammer," or "professional screwdriver" or "professional pliers." There are professional photographers and professional carpenters. There are tools PREFERRED by professional crafts personnel to meet personal preferences. Don't be fooled by hype and other people's personal preferences and biases.

At the upper price level, really, in today's camera market, it's all about personal preferences, and a lot of that comes down to what camera brand one started with, and the lens camera BRAND one has accumulated and invested lots of money on. Canon camera users will say, "Canon" is best and Nikon users will say "Nikon" is best, too, because of what they have accumulated through the years, what they have used for so long, what they have invested lots of money into, and because of what they OWN and are familiar with. It boils down to personal, individual preferences.

Both camera brands manufacture good/great/best cameras at the consumer entry level, at the hobbyist/enthusiast level at the prosumer level, and for the professionals that require specific types of camera bodies to withstand harsh elements.

The question is not which camera brand is better but which PHOTOGRAPHER is better at his craft, which one is more talented, skilled, knowledgeable, experienced, etc.

I tend to favor one over the other, based on MY own particular personal likes and personal idiosyncrasies. But, really, I must admit, both are really just as good, and not one has the edge over the other. Both camera brand manufacturers also make equally great lenses, too. And, after all, a camera is a camera is a camera is a camera… (into infinity).

Working pros use both Nikon and Canon cameras

What you need for shooting wildlife is a long (telephoto) lens.

I have friends who are birders and they mostly use a Nikon D7000 or better camera with the Nikkor 70-300 mm VR lens.

Serious wildlife photographers use lenses like the 400 mm f/2.8, 500 mm f/4.0, 600 mm f/4.0, 200 - 400 mm f/2.8, 200-500 f/5.6 or 800 m f/5.6 super telephoto lenses

When you visit the Nikon website, you can look at what those cameras and lenses cost so you have a realistic idea of the budget you will need to start shooting wildlife.

NOTE: With such large telephoto lenses, you will also need a sturdy tripod, one that can hold 7 kg or more and a good 3-way or fluid head.

You may also want to start learning the behaviours of the animals you want to stalk and photograph and something about building blinds, downwind of the animals

I would tend to go with Nikon for the simple reason you can attach pre digital lenses (provided you use them manually) which gives a lot of options for buying good used lenses. Thee camera is the quality of the lens the body is secondary.

If I took a photo with a Nikon / Canon or Pentax D-SLR, you would not be able to tell what camera took which photo.
What makes a photo good is the skill of the photographer.

They are both excellent. Professionals use both.