Originally posted by borno There is so much misinformation in this thread it's a joke.
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Conjecture, surmising, subjective remarks.
"Canon's ergonomics suck!" - everyone likes their own camera ergonomics once they're used to it, and it's purely a personal preference or opinion.
Speaking as a former Canon, Pentax and Sony shooter, one BIG advantage is that the lens rental market is significantly better for Canikon shooters. Need a Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 for a week at short notice? No problem. Need a 400mm f/2.8 Pentax lens? Oh wait, they don't do one. OH WAIT, the lens rental place doesn't even stock Pentax or Sony - plenty of Canikon mount lenses! It doesn't matter how much kicking and screaming you do for the Pentax brand, they just simply do not meet the requirements of a lot of photographers. Need perspective control on your EOS 5D MK3? No problem.
The age old argument of "but the K-5 has over 14 stops of DR!!!! why are people not buying this more?!" - certainly in the landscape world, neutral density filters, manual exposure blending and even multi shot HDR close the gap very quickly for those that have the skills.
Personally, I genuinely believe Canon are not innovating like Nikon or Sony are. The Sony Exmor sensors have been proven ad nauseum to wipe the floor with Canon sensors for those that need to push shadows or exposures without sacrificing image quality. As soon as Canon wave a white flag and say "we're using Sony sensors", then the playing field is levelled again, particularly in the entry level market.
EOS 700D with a 24 Megapixel Sony Exmor sensor (like a Nikon D3200..) and access to an array of awesome lenses? That'll sell like hot cakes.
My 2p.