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I dunno, sometimes we get these funny threads that head off all over, all part of the fun to be had here at FM Alt! Let me throw more fuel on the fire.
For info, Sony managed to be first at full-frame 'IS' in-body, so one serious and beneficial consequence is that they need *no* IS lenses. I don't want to start off an IS/VR vs in-body SS discussion, lets say both are very good for handholding and the in-lens systems may be better for very long tele work - but, unique for Alt lenses, only Sony of the FF brigade will stabilise ALL your old lenses, and you pay no premium for it, with the A850.
There is also the opinion of many keen observers that, compared with non-IS versions, IS lenses are more complex, heavier, costlier to develop, less durable (a big issue for the future of the lenses and at some stage resale value), and offer less performance. So that is a pretty big advantage, quite likely, to Sony and Pentax in APS-C, and a market gotcha for Canikon, since they can hardly follow that path now.
Next up, pros need to turn out work that is above the threshold of 'acceptable' as judged by their clients - in no way are they out to achieve highest quality! It's a business decision they are forced to make, and gets down to system issues, support, installed base, availability, backup etc. Choice of gear is often secondary to these and other factors. Each week I see work here on FM that would turn many pros green with envy, such is the care and talent put into it.
And yes, plenty of that great work is done with Canon equipment, Canon bodies anyway, but I do know what carstenw is driving at, it is all a personal preference thing and which factors we value highest. You have to like Nikon's build quality, flash system and metering, and AIS lenses, for example, plus their latest wide angles are truly top drawer.
I'm staying away from the fast women piece, however.
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