[dannn]

Dear Robert999, WELL SAID. I agree. I have the e3 and love it. Also, you rang true on the long and short of it ...THE BUTTON HOLD.... the function that changes everything in terms of USING this camera.

Insofar as the complaints about now knowing which dial changes what, I really can't see the problem. After awhile it becomes rote. I too sampled the d300 and the 40d. For my taste I liked the controls of the e3 better, but go figure! Everybody is different and that's why there are so many choices out there. I am a hobby shooter, however I've been hobbying photos for about 30 years now. Coming from the era of 35mm cameras, I prefer to use the camera and all of it's tools. I don't like to do too much post processing 'cause it makes me feel like I could have done better getting the actual shot and have used my forethought to set the dozens of controls this camera offers for which I paid a handsome dollar to have the body and the 2 swd lenses. BTW, I've never seen faster CAF that's so right on in any camera over the last 30 years. So... that's just my .02 cents worth. All friendly. I totally understand if someone wants to bail out of ANY camera when there's another that is more friendly to that particular photographer's taste. I once had a Canon camera and bailed because I did not like the way Canon reads artificial light indoors. I am grateful for having found PhotoCamel and I have learned from it. Thanks to ALL. Dan F.