Hold on everybody, there's some misleading information popping up here.

Generalned, you don't seem very caught up on where the Nikon and Canon lines are right now. At present, Nikon tends to have higher resolution sensors than Canon, while Canon has been kicking Nikon in the pants at low light performance, especially at the higher end of the line. Also, on the topic of top of the line cameras (which isn't really important to the discussion of this thread) At the moment Nikon doesn't really have anything that can compete with Canon's EOS-1Dx, it out performs every other 35mm DSLR right now, by a lot. Back on the topic of cameras you don't have to sell your soul to pay for, there really isn't a difference between Nikon and Canon, there just isn't. There isn't enough of a difference between entry level cameras (the level brickfilmers tend to buy) to make a difference in the quality of your work. Both companies make good lenses, and let's remember that at least for brickfilming, the end product is going to be 1920x1080. You can use a total crap lens and it will still look good. If you're going to be using the camera for photography, don't just take the word of others on which camera you should buy. Try out cameras from both brands before you purchase, because ultimately, the only real difference between the two brands is the menus and where the buttons are, seriously. When you flip through a National Geographic magazine, you can't tell if the amazing photos are taken with a Canon or a Nikon (or likely something entirely different like a medium format Leica), because the photographer makes the photo, not the camera. Neither Canon nor Nikon is better for photography, some people are just better photographers than others. You'll be able to create great art with a camera from any brand, go with whatever you are most comfortable with; I shoot Canon because that's what I learned on, and I'm comfortable with Canon cameras, I don't have to think about the camera when I'm operating it, so I can think about the image I'm making. If some one gave me a super nice Nikon camera and some lenses, I would take it. Also, I hate to burst the bubble of any Nikon or Canon fanboys, but neither Canon nor Nikon make the best lenses; companies like Zeiss and Leica make much nicer glass, if at a much higher price.

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Sigma makes all of their lenses for both Nikon and Canon mounts, you're making it sound like they don't make lenses for Canon cameras. Also, be careful with Sigma, some of their lenses are really good, and some are really really bad.

I apologize for getting preachy, but I don't want anyone making a big purchase based off of skewed information. I haven't said anything about a specific camera I think you should buy, because the point I'm trying to make is that both brands are equally good, unless you're a professional photographer. If you want advice on specific cameras, I know a lot about Canon, not so much about Nikon.

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I own a T3 and a T3i. It would be more wise to go with the T3i. The only reason is 'cuz the T3 has less pixels(12MP) whereas the T3i has 18 MP. If you don't plan on doing extensive editing like cropping and such, then you could go with the T3. I totally agree with backyard all the way. Zeiss, Cook(if it's spelled that way), Sigma, Tamron, and Lecia make beautiful lenses

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Great choice, I used this camera, but have now upgraded to a d7100. I experienced light flicker, but this was before I discovered the whole lens situation

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Nice choice, the D3100 is a solid camera. I myself have the D3000, which is decent, but nothing like the mid-tier or upper end SLR's (It also experiences major problems with light flicker, which has been addressed with other Nikon SLR's). Hopefully one day I'll have enough money to purchase the Canon 60D, but I'll live with Nikon for now.

Damn damn. Of course this series of Nikon does not support live view on the computer meaning I cannot
use Dragon Frame. So I am returning it today and am exchanging it for Canon Rebel T3.
This model is in the same price bracket just slightly more and supports live view.
Thoughts on this model?

You own the T3 as well? Noice! Tis' a good camera for brickfilming, but obviously designed for photography. I have used it on numerous occassions.

In my opinion it's a low quality camera. Both in build and images, but it's a good starter DSLR.

I sincerely recommend you spend the extra few bucks to get a nice quality camera instead of something that delivers grainy images with an ISO above 400.

You can always look on craigslist for someone selling a camera. It's where I got my $1,300 value camera gear for only $550.

Hey Slurping.
I appreciate everyone's opinions on this topic.
But at the end if the day your comment hits closest to what I was looking for.
Compared to what I have used since I started brick filming the
T3 will serve me nicely.
I didn't want to over spend to begin with and had set a budget for what I wanted to spend.
Mine researched the Canon and agree by no means does it take grainy images.
I was not about to switch from something grainy already to something higher end that would
give me grainy images still LOL.
There is actually a brickfilmer on YouTube who uses the T3 and his films are gorgeous.
But at the end of the day it is all about choice and what makes you happy.
I am quite happy with the Canon.