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I often get asked “What is the best DSLR?” or “Which camera to get when learning digital photography” and other “Canon Vs. Nikon” questions… These are fair questions that require a bit of thinking to come up with fair answers

In this post I tried to gather all information available on the current range of DSLR from what I consider are the actual main constructors; Canon, Nikon, Sony and Olympus.

The big players recently went through a lot of action thanks to Photokina that is traditionally the place where new cameras and technologies are introduced. This year was particularly exciting with the introduction of HD video in DSLR (with Canon’s 5D Mark II and Nikon’s D90).

I gathered in one graphic representation the entire current range of camera from Canon, Nikon, Sony and Olympus. I used money as scale so that it is easy to understand the position of each camera in the market. Together with the models I detailed the main technical characteristics.

Click on the picture below to see the graph (or click directly here).

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Canon:

1Ds Mark III [specs] [review] [shots] [cool stuff]
1D Mark III [specs] [cool stuff]
5D Mark II [specs] [preview] [shots] [video] [cool stuff]
50D [specs] [preview] [shots]
450D [specs] [review] [shots] [cool stuff]
1000D [specs] [review] [shots] [cool stuff]

Nikon:

D3 [specs] [review] [shots] [cool stuff]
D700 [specs] [preview] [cool stuff]
D300 [specs] [review] [shots] [cool stuff]
D90 [specs] [preview] [shots] [video] [cool stuff]

Sony:

A900 [specs] [preview]
A700 [specs] [review] [shots] [cool stuff]
A350 [specs] [review] [shots] [cool stuff]
A300 [specs] [cool stuff]

Olympus:

E3 [specs] [review] [shots] [cool stuff]
E520 [specs] [review] [shots] [cool stuff]
E420 [specs] [review] [shots] [cool stuff]

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Various resources:

News and reviews: Digital Photography Review
Buzz, news and scoops: Canon Rumors and Nikon Rumors
Best reviews of Canon lenses: The Digital Picture
Reviews of Nikon lenses: Ken Rockwell
Photographic Podcasts: TWIP
Best online shop: B&H Photo – Video

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