EPIC IMAGE QUALTIY - FUJI X-TRANS SENSOR

But I'll bet that Michelangelo had a *favourite* chisel and would have been very upset if someone decided to surprise him by replacing it with a shiny new one from the local DIY store.

I also expect that Mr Bolt wouldn't wear a pair of rubbish sneakers in an Olympic final, regardless of his sponsors' marketing ideas.

This is all a bit academic - I'm sure that everyone on this forum understands that a good camera is not sufficient, by itself, to make a good photograph. But if that camera can provide an average user with a photograph which is sharp and well exposed, OR provides more enjoyment and satisfaction for the user, then surely that's a good thing, and the perceived 'value' of the camera is in the eye of the beholder.

Also, while I'm on a rant, this is DPReview - isn't it all about the search for sharpER, fastER and bettER cameras? It's no place for sanctimonious condemnation of 'pixel-peeping' as if that's an unworthy pastime. Go to a gallery if you want to get all pompous about 'photographers vs testographers'. (That wasn't aimed at you Randy - just wanted to get it off my chest...)