As a photography novice, I am not convinced one system is significantly better than another.
In fact, I've gathered -- sort of by osmosis -- that the emphasis is: Nikon - professional camera bodies (stury, reliable) Canon - technology (autofocus, digital) Pentax - lenses Anyway, I'd go Canon for the autofocus. Older now, and nearsighted, that makes sense to me. I will probably go digital in a couple of years and switching to Canon then. A diverse company that also does other types of technology (copiers, printers, etc.) is probably going to do digital better, on the whole. Besides I really like what they have now (just too pricey). But that's why it's a good idea to wait for a year or two (and that's why they invented ebay). Doe aka Marnie ;-)
