James R wrote:
I'll take the noise level of either camera; but, I won't trade the focus and ergonomic of Nikon. I was real glad to see that Nikon didn't scrap the D2Xs body and controls in creating the D3. It should be a pretty easy transition from the D2's to the D3. The Canon Mark II owners were not too happy that the Mark III didn't adopt the Mark II controls/menus.
I really doubt that, who could love those controls? Most were glad the changes were made.
It is not a matter of loving or hating the controls. Obviouly, there will be changes with a new camera. The controls on the D series are very good and I'm glad that Nikon didn't make wholesale changes. When I get the D3 in hand, I want to concentrate on taking pictures, not changing muscle memory.
BTW, I revised my statement on page 3 or 4 to "some owners."
I haven't had to study a Nikon manual since the F100 and F5. Even the D70 made sense and had similarities (to my pleasant surprise). Go into the manual to read up on certain specifics absolutely but I have been able to pick up the camera and go to work.
