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Originally Posted by R_E_L
in terms of quality canon is certainly the best, however that comes at a premium in regards to the cost of lenses. I personally am going the nikon route after spending time with my cousins gear.
he bought a refurbed d40x a few years back and started buying used glass. all old prime lenses (no zoom feature), while this presented some disadvantages including no auto focus (entry level cameras don't typically have an internal motor to work with older lenses) he was forced to learn on a truly manual set up and as a result he is a much better photographer. the biggest advantage of course was that he was able to buy fast lenses at dirt cheap prices
due to canon changing interface systems over time, you really don't have access to those older lenses like you do with nikons. This is the reasoning behind my choice don't know if it's the route you would want to take but i think it's worth considering as you will be learning early on.
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You can actually access older lens with the newer models. There's always an extender. I believe Canon can even use Nikon lens just by adding a extender. I'm somewhat sure its vice versa as well.
Nikon vs. Canon is a long time war. It all depends on what you plan to shoot.