I definitely read the sarcasm without the warning.
Also, I am aware of the cropped sensor reach being the same....it just takes so many words to describe the cropped sensor thingy. At the end cropping the D700 image to the DX format leaves a 5mp image, where as the cropped image in the K-7 is what 15 MP ?, even my K10D is 10 MP.
A digital MF system for the cash ?, no way....even a MF digital camera alone costs more than my budget. Not to mention that I don't want a much larger body (not even the D3's).
I am being serious with my observation though. I am not brand loyal at all for any system. After saying all this I might still go with a dual system.
I really love the flash system and the AF performance and the stellar iso performance of the Nikon D700, the ~12MP giving not much chance of cropping with longer glass and the lack of sanely priced Nikon long glasses, and no VR version of normal primes may force me to go with canon, if I decide on a two system approach. I know Nikon has telephoto VR lenses like the 300/2.8, 400/2.8, 400 F4, 500F4 and 600 F4 but they are all insanely expensive. There are no sub $2k VR lens longer than 200 and yet be equal to or faster than F4. There is absolutely no wide angle to normal Nikon lenses faster than F4and having SR/VR (never mind even f2.8....my pentax primes are what F1.9, f1.8 f2.8 and f3.2 wide-normal lenses) . Only consumer grade slow zooms in this range has VR in Nikon.
5D MkII with the 24-105 F4L IS and the 300mm F4L IS will be an excellent system with SR. May be even add the 24mm f1.4L or 35mm f1.4L for a fast wide angle, and the 85 1.8 for normal FOV will give me the speed I have with my pentax primes and the FOV, but still no SR/IS here
. Also, I will miss the built-in flash.
Nikon D700 with in-body stabilization and the K-mount will be perfect for me