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I use a Canon 60D, and before that I used a Nikon D60. I feel like Sony is a relatively new entrant into the dSLR space (their first dSLR came out in 2006, Canon's was in 2000).

I guess I just feel like they haven't been perfecting imaging hardware as long as Nikon and Canon have. I know that their most recent cameras (one of my good friends has the Alpha 55) take excellent pictures, but for some reason I am wary about trying to adopt one as my main camera.

I just get this feeling that Sony tries to pack too much technology into their cameras whereas Nikon and Canon worry about the quality of the image above all else. It seems like Sony is just trying to get as many MP as they can because they think that produces better pictures. I feel like that's a fallacy that Apple proved with its amazing iPhone 4 sensor - it's only 5 megapixels, but definitely beats out many of the higher-res phone cameras.

So, all in all, I'm sure these will be great cameras, but unless I see substantive proof, I'm always going to go for a similarly priced Nikon or Canon.

I've always been a Nikon digital shooter -- I just prefer the design and ergonomics of their bodies over other DSLRs. That said, Nikon's DSLRs actually use sensors designed and manufactured by Sony (what?!): www.eoshd.com­/content­/519­/nikon­-sony­-make­-our­-aps­-...

So, in theory, Sony's DSLRs should actually be comparable in image quality to Nikon's cameras since they use practically the same sensors. That said, there's still a variety of things (e.g., lenses) that can dramatically affect the quality of an image. These are some of the additional reasons I prefer Nikon.