the KM forums are full of people falling into despair, swearing they will never ever go around using a Sony camera: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1035 http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/default.asp on the other hand, a brave and optimistic few are hoping that Sony will have the muscle and nouse to really compete with Cann and Nikn, especially in the DSLR market One thing I refuse to do is worry about the stupid memory stick - top of the range Sony bridge cameras like the R 1 also use CF cards ;-))

Charles