MICHAEL FORTIER WROTE (among a lot of other stuff) <<"I've recently switched to Nikon pro gear from Canon. I'm a staff photographer at the Naples Daily News in Florida. Now before you chalk one up for Nikon, I was forced to switch...>> AND HE WROTE: <<Why dump Nikon? Because you'll have to wait ten years before they've really begun to catch up to the range of lenses in AFS that Canon offers TODAY. Imagine where Canon will be 10 years from now.>> Apparently Michael, they think a lot of your opinion at that newspaper you work for. ;) Richard PS. Personally, I like Nikon and wouldn't trade it for the world. But since you prefer Canon, I think you ought to take a new look at Minolta equipment. Minolta burns Canon.