I bought a Nikon because I didn’t want my camera to be made by a company that made photocopiers…!

Canon, Nikon and Sony are the three premier brands in photography equipment. I opted for Nikon, and I’ve been regretting it ever since!

No, not really, but I’m sick to death of the low frame rates. My D850 only manages 7 fps, and even with a battery pack it’s only 9 fps, which is pitiful compared to the 20 fps offered by the top-of-the-line Canon and Sony cameras.

The other problem is the buffer capacity. The D850 is better than the D810, but it’s still not a patch on the Canon, in particular. I saw a demo at a trade show once, and the lady behind the stand simply kept her finger on the shutter for 30 seconds, and it never slowed down at all. Amazing!

Fortunately, I won enough betting against England winning the 2020 Euros to be able to replace my old Nikon D810 with the new D880, which should be a vast improvement, but still…

The Canon obviously has the most impressive specs, but it’s almost double the price of the Nikon!

The big advantage of the Sony is its weight. Because it’s a mirrorless camera rather than a DSLR, it’s a lot lighter, but that means you have to use an Electronic Viewfinder, and personally I prefer to see the world in real time rather than what it was like a fraction of a second ago! The other big disadvantage of switching to a mirrorless system is that you need to buy special lenses or put up with using an adaptor all the time. Not ideal.

This comparison chart focuses on the most important features to wildlife photographers. If you want to compare any more features, I suggest you head over to DP Review, which has an excellent side-by-side comparison tool that allows you to check the features of just about any camera on the market.

In the end, choosing a camera is a very personal decision, so I’ll leave it up to you to decide. Good luck…!

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