"RichA" wrote in message
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The magazines have been comparing cameras in various ways,
but in terms of "class" of camera, how would they rank?

This is my impression as to how this works:
(Models need not be in production here, just readily available in some
form, new or used)

Class 1. Canon 1DS MKII
Canon 1D MKII(N)
Canon 5D
Nikon D2X
Nikon D2Hs
Leica Modular R (Digital)
Olympus E-1
Fuji S3

Class 2. Canon 20D(A)
Nikon D100
Minolta 7D
Sigma SD10

Class 3. Nikon D70(s)
Olympus E-300
Pentax *ist DS

Class 4. Canon Rebel XT
Nikon D50
Minolta 5D
Pentax *ist DL

I think you need to move the Canon 5D, Oly E-1 and Fuji S-3 into Class 2,
and move the entire population of class 2 into 3, 3 into 4 and create class
5 for the appropriate cameras. The 5D, E-1 and S-3 are not competitors for
the Nikon E2 series and the Canon 1 series. Not sure where the Leica falls,
too expensive for one, and not rugged enough for the other.
The Sigma SD10 needs to be dropped a class, too, not enough res, camera
performance nor ruggedness to be put in the same grouping as the 20D and
Minolta 7D.

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