KevinBarrett wrote:Okay, you're right, the money isn't burning a hole in my pocket. However, my a700 isn't getting any younger, and Sony's just made me pretty nervous lately. My next camera has to offer me ...
Kevin,
I think that, even if you investment in the Alpha system is not that important, you already reach a degree of commitment that won't allow to switch to a different system -unless something special happens, like you becoming a professional photographer, push you to do so.
Before I switch to Minolta digital I was working with Nikon for more than 10 years, but I did so because a) I only could afford a 70D and after renting it a couple of times, I just didn't like it, the menu system and the output, and b) I lost the best of my Nikon lenses and cameras after a unhappy incident (I bought a XPan system with the money I got from the insurance) and I had to invest almost from scratch, so why not buying into something that I did liked (I was using a Dimage 7Hi at that time and I was happy with it)
I kinda like the Pentax approach, nice bodies with valuable features, their output (colors are pleasant) but I think they have the same certitude in the future than Minolta (hey, we were lucky "we" got absorbed by Sony). If I'll going for a "small" company, I'll be buying into Nikon.
Regards