The D70 was Nikon's answer to the then incredibly low priced Canon EOS 300D. It beat it in features and built quality and equaled it in image quality, and was a big success.
Then Canon came with two cameras, the 350D aimed at the entry level like the D70, and the 20D, which replaced the 10D which was in competition with the Nikon D100. Both were feature rich and 8mp, and rivaled the D70 in features, the 350D undercutting it by a margin in price.
So, Nikon had to react and came with the D50 to undercut the 350D in price, and updated the D70 to the D70s (mainly just sporting a bigger LCD and some very minor changes).
Now Nikon has introduced the D200, to replace its very aging D100 in the semi pro field. Nikon chose to make it very feature rich, with a weather sealed body, so its price is quite a bit above the 20D's price. This probably will mean that in future a D70s and a D50 follow up will co-exist, with the D50 replacement keeping the entry level, and the D70s replacement moving up a bit.
What Canon will do with the 20D replacement is a big unknown. It will not be a full frame camera (the 5D is that already), but what kind of price point it will take, and what features it will have, remains to be seen.
The D70 is not really newer than the 20D, and the 20D is the quickest overal but the differences are small.
With a good lens Canon's AF is just as good, but the lens/camera combination is more important in this respect than with Nikon. The Canon has a kind of bigger spot metering, and of course the Canon will do fine.
Both makes will keep on having good cameras and lenses, it is hard to tell what the future will bring.
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Canon EOS 350D, Tamron SP AF 90mm F/2.8 macro, Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC EX, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM, Tokina AT-X124 Pro 12-24mm F4, Soligor 1.7x C/D4 DG Teleconvertor, Manfrotto 724B tripod, Canon Powershot S30
Last edited by coldrain; 01-07-2006 at 06:25 AM.
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