Best Camera of 2012: Sony you should learn for this!!!

fermy wrote:

Silly fanboyism is trying to chalk the results of that poll down to m4/3 "zealots" and underhand voting tactics. If cultish following has anything to do with it, why Sigma wasn't in contention?

m4/3 is the largest forum on dpreview so it's not that surprising that OM-D has won. However, m4/3 is the largest forum for a reason. IMHO it's the most attractive system for an enthusiast amateur at the moment and the lenses play a huge role here (and this includes Canon and Nikon DSLR offerings).

Before OM-D came alone, one had to choose between lenses (m4/3), sensor IQ (APS-C including NEX), size (mirrorless), EVF, IBIS, controls, AF speed, etc. OM-D has it all on a very high level, so IMHO the poll result is completely logical. Yeah one can make a good case for Nikon D800, but for amateurs OM-D is more useful and relevant, and it is a much bigger breakthrough for m4/3 than D800 is for Nikon.

NEX remains probably the best platform for legacy glass, but as far as AF lenses go, Canon/Nikon DSLRs and m4/3 are a long way ahead, silly to deny that.