Note: I shoot Canon, and tend to recommend them over Nikon even if only because I'm very familiar with the Canon system, so I am not a prejudiced towards Nikon.

I think you're looking at things too much. there are differences in the ways that autoexposure functions, and in the past, some Nikon models have tended towards a slight underexposure compared to other models. But this isn't anything unusual. A lot of Canons overexpose stuff a little bit. This is something that the photographer needs to adjust for personally, and how the cameras will expose things will vary depending on what the light meters see. But if a photo is just underexposed or overexposed, you really can't blame the camera. Every single decent photographer knows and does adjust for exposure compensation as needed. No camera is anywhere near perfect in that regard.

Next, the photographer may be shooting RAW or JPEG. RAWs will look almost the same out of the camera and are shot with the intention of editing in a program like photoshop, so if someone is shooting RAW and getting dull color, it's because they either want the dull color,their lighting will make for dull color, or their photoshop skills suck, or their monitor is out of calibration. JPEG shots can look a lot different. The default setting on Nikon SLRs tends to be a bit more muted than on Canon's, but it will vary by model. The Rebels will likely produce more vivid colors at default settings than the 1DsIII will, due to their target market - consumers who want cartoon colors out of the box.

Here's a friend of mine who shoots Nikon:
http://www.southwesthorizons.net/


The camera doesn't matter that much, the photographer makes the photo.

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