Canon Beats Nikon 7-5 in May Photo Magazine Contests

Canon beat Nikon 7-5 in May’s reader contests in the two largest U.S. photo magazines in April.

Canon scored five winning photos and Nikon claimed four in Shutterbug’s “Picture This!” contest, with one winning shot made by another brand (Olympus). The score was Canon two, Nikon one in the “Your Best Shot” contest in Popular Photography and Imaging, with no photos by other brands.

The Canon victory follows a tie in April. Canon currently leads the year 30-23 with eight winning photos shot with other brands. Canon has won three months this year, with Nikon taking March.

In 2007, Canon won 71-56 win with other brands accounting for 37 winning photos. In 2006, the score was 89-83 in Canon’s favor, with 43 also-rans.

Popular Photography and Imaging and Shutterbug run photo contests for readers each month. The majority of winning photos are shot with either Nikon or Canon cameras, and www.NikonvsCanon.com tracks the winners as a means of keeping score in the perennial argument among photographers of which brand is better.

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