On 1/28/2013 4:21 AM, Andrew Haley wrote:
What really matters is where the systems are going in the next few
years/decades. Today, you'll be fine with either Nikon or Canon.

It wasn't always so. Around 2005-2007, it seemed to me that Nikon had
lost the fight: Canon had the 1Ds Mark II and the 5D, both
high-performing full-frame (35mm) digital cameras, and Nikon had
nothing comparable. I was seriously worried that Nikon had given up
trying, and I'd have to abandon a bagful of Nikkors. Some
professionals were reported to have done exactly that.

Thankfully, it wasn't to last, and Nikon woke up. I now use a Nikon
D800.


so Nikon is ahead in that area at the moment. But ... it won't last.
Canon will come out with a competitive offering soon, and will beat
Nikon in some other area.

The obvious need now is a mirrorless and (mechanically) shutterless camera with a really really good
autofocus system that takes images continuously, say at 16 or 24 or 60 Hz,
and stores the exact one that happened when you pressed the button,
plus a few on each side. Zero shutter lag.

Doug McDonald