i wonder why one should not prefer Nikon over Canon !!

shawn finger wrote:

More MP is not always a blessing. When the D800 came out with 36MP, to me that is over kill. This is strictly a hobby for me and the first thoughts I had were: gonna need a more powerfull computer, gonna need more memory cards and I'm gonna need external hard drives to back them up on. If your in advertising, print or sell your work then I can see a need for the 36MP but for a majority it is more than needed. Sure the Nikon may be $500 less in price but when you look at all the purchases you will need for the files it becomes more expensive in the long run.