Battle of the Bokeh: Canon vs Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 

I use Canon, and your right Nikon is definitely the winner here.

Thank you for your honest and objective viewpoint Nathan. I've been both a Canon and a Nikon user and, to be honest, not a lot of this really matters: equipment is merely one small aspect of great picture making; the camera and lens are merely the tools. Every manufacturer of lenses has a few "dogs" in their product line up, whilst every manufacturer also has beautiful gems in equal measure. Even if a lens has some shortcomings, a skilled photographer will know how to work within the boundaries of those shortcomings so as they don't affect his/ her results. It is not a question of who is best: Nikon or Canon - that has always been childish and irrelevant. Most people go to a particular manufactuer for certain features of their cameras that appeal, ergonomics, even expressing preferences for a particular button/ switch layout. But, once you've purchased a brand's camera body(ies), you are more often than not obliged to use that manufacturer's range of accessories and lenses (unless you swear by 3rd party equivalents). I have to say that, whilst I am currently a Nikon user, I have started to purge some of my standard primes in favour of the new Sigma Art offerings: their 35mm f/1.4 and 50mm f/1.4 Art lenses are far superior to anything that either Canon or Nikon have to offer at a fraction of the price (the Sigma 50mm is far better than both the Canon 50mm f/1.2 and the Nikkor 58mm f/1.4 G premium standard lens, and the 35mm - well - that lens is just a sensation, and I recommend anyone to ditch their Nikon or Canon 35mm f/1.4's now and get it). It is similar with standard zooms or even 70-200 mm zooms... It doesn't matter who or what is best: if you know how to use them, and have the talent to take a good shot in equal measure, they will give you pleasure in use and pleasing results every time. I would say that the latest Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 II is also not up to the Nikkor either: what's more it is made of plastic, and, costs about 35% more money! The Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 is not referred to as "the reference standard zoom" for no reason... It is one of the stars of the Nikkor line up, much like their 14-24mm f/2.8G is (THE reason I moved to Nikon from Canon as it happens!). But, Canon also offer some great lenses too... Most notably the choice and quality of telephoto range lenses. Happy shooting!

That's a good observation actually... Could well be a factor, especially out to the corners yeah

+Epoque99 , Certainly Nikon wins hands down in contrast,sharpness,bokeh.

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Canon is good for calculator and photocopy.

+O.J. Morales IV Been into photography for half a year, and shooting with Nikon (D3200). I can see an obvious difference in contrast and vibrance between Nikon and Canon for unedited photos (Entry-level like mine 550D or otherwise 6D), but my solution to this has always been post. Putting images through simple adjustments in Lightroom or Photoshop after shooting RAW can make a WORLD of difference. Learning how to do post has by far been the most valuable lesson after the basic "Getting the images right" (Not screwing photos up with incorrect framing and settings). I'm guessing that DigitalRev didn't put their photos through post to ensure that the bokeh didn't get altered in any way. My conclusion for this difference is - it doesn't really matter. This is my flickr, you can see what you can do with just a D3200: www.flickr.com/photos/140074119@N02/

It really doesn't matter that much. If you plan on doing a good amount of video stuff, go canon. But if you're mainly looking to do stills just get whichever you prefer the feel of ergonomically.