Digital photography has rocked the art world and shoved the art of film photography aside. The top two leaders of camera technology have been Canon and Nikon, even before the digital revolution.
Photography is becoming more popular due to the easy usage and affordable prices of the digital camera.
Many people own digital cameras, but do consumers know what quality they are getting?
MaryJo Jones is a photography teacher at Horizon Science Academy in Columbus, Ohio.
"I used to be anti-digital," said Jones. "We did some researching on digital cameras and bought a NikonD70. It was a good investment within a reasonable price range. The NikonD70 was also more clear when you transfer the image from the camera to the computer. Canon was unreliable as the image was clear on the camera but when transferred looked blurry."
Guitarjohnny is a wildlife photographer from the Netherlands and is a member of deviantART, an online art community. He asked for his name to not be used but did offer information about the leaders of camera technology.
Canon may have the lead in the technology race due to their range of products.
"Canon is a bit on top, because of the huge product line they have from a cheap pocket cameras to a professional SLR cameras," he said.
"Nikon is sharp, (while) Canon makes a photo alive," guitarjohnny stated. "I bought my first Canon and never regret it and as far as I know I will always be a Canon user."
Joshua Miller from Mount Vernon, Ohio, is an experimental photographer. He said he had previously owned Nikon film cameras before he switched to a Nikon digital camera.
"I read all the Web sites and all the digital photography magazines, from here to Canada," said Miller. "I picked the Nikon D50. My main factor for picking Nikon was being able to use my lenses from my Nikon film camera."
Miller stated how working with a photographer using Canon cameras has enforced his preference of using Nikon cameras.
"I work with a photographer that uses Canon cameras," said Miller. "I was not impressed by the camera's handling of low light. There was a noticeable amount of grain and noise. I can not really say with any degree of certainty the better maker. It really comes down to the person behind the camera."
The best maker of each camera is debatable.
Each photographer is different in what they need their camera for.
That is up to the consumer, the eye behind the camera, to decide, based on their needs and expectations.
