Which one do I buy?

Well I was planning to buy a new camera and the obvious Question that popped in was... which one do you go for... CANON or NIKON...

So I went to many of the review sites... comparing the two entry level SLR camera... the Canon EOS1000D and a Nikon D 60...

The Standard Kit comes with an 18-55 mm lens... for Nikon it is a VR lens... and for Canon it is a ES lens...

The irony is that in most cases... you'd never be able to figure out which one... for both these brands are run very strongly by loyalists... if you used a Nikon before... you'd be stuck to one forever... and if you used a Canon... it's Canon for you

For me it was very important to be either Canon or Nikon, didn't matter any other manufacturer so I can't comment on the Sony or Olympus...

Now the only way out is to go into the shop and try them both...

So I went to couple a shops and tried both the 1000D and the D60... and I can say that the Nikon D60 felt the best in my hands and the built-in quality of the materials was higher than the others...

The only thing Canon is loaded is with the "Live View" feature whilst the Nikon offers you with the ability to store picture in multiple format and the "In Camera Image Editing with Retouch Menu"...

Anyways...

On the overall I preferred a Nikon D60...