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go with canon. its a bigger company and has more lens variety.

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This is irrelevant. Nikon is big enough as a company that it is not a concern, and they offer a wide spectrum of lenses. What lens are you looking for that Nikon doesn't have? More importantly, what lens should a beginner be looking for that Nikon doesn't have?

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also invest in lenses. they are more important than the body anyway.

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Since digital SLRs are still developing, it makes sense to put more money into the lenses than in the body. Even the soon-to-be-released wonder-camera, the Nikon D3, will be surpassed in the not too distant future.