it's funny isn't it? I am a long time Pentaxian with my LX and K2. When I decided to pick up an SLR again this summer and dip into digital I initially tried a K20D. I never felt comfortable with it and then bought a D300 with 18-200mm...I liked the functionality of it but prefer the smaller form factor of Pentaxes, but the fast autofocus and accurate metering swayed me (Ironic since I have never used or 'needed' autofocus, but once I tried it on the D300 now wouldnt want to be without it).
I liked the D300 build quality though but then looked around at the lens selection and thought "If only they had Pentax's selection of primes - they all seem to be zooms and many of them seem to duplicate the field of view of others at that" so I still cant understand Nikon's lens range rationale.
And then I started to see the shortcomings of a 12MP sensor if I wanted to blow up a tiny crop - pixelation, how irritating.
So now I have a Nikon D300 body which I like for its function and build quality but not its foot print...
would prefer the sensor resolution of a Canon and perhaps some of their focal lengths, and would prefer the feel and handling and lens selection of a Pentax (and the K mount anti-clockwise dismount which I am used to)
Why can't they make a PentaCanoNikon camera with attributes of all three? Then I might be happy
Until then I'll learn to be happy with what I have