I tend to agree with you about them losing their way of late. too many bells and whistles are being added now. No camera can do it all, every time. Stills, Video, Blast shots, GPS, Tracking, Networking and the list goes on. Other than the Nikon 1S1, a little basic point-n-shoot style, I just can’t see the need to trade up from my Nikon D2XS. Way old by many standards but few if any problems ever. I do miss shooting film though…aww those were the glory days! I just can’t afford to do it anymore. Those who can are lucky indeed!

Have replaced the Nikon with a new Fujifil X-T1 just because of the lesser weight factor Nikon seems to have lost their way when it comes to photography. For the first time in thirty years, no Nikon items in the camera bag.

Yes, a larger sensor would most likely help some but I will share an interesting happening I had of late. While doing a walk around ~group walk~ for night time street photography I got to see several photographers, different camera makes and models, D glass and G glass lens and the ISO settings they used for their shots. Not to start a brand war but Nikon was the King of the night photography results. Sony came in a very close 2nd, Nikon uses the Sony sensors in some of their models. I have many different cameras ranging from 1″sensors to Pro-level full frames of different brands…Nikon, Sony, Canon, Apex, Go-Pro and the list goes on. That said, for night shots it’s the Nikon D2XS ~an oldie but wonderful!~ followed by the Sony A100 ~ another oldie but goodie still~. Then the Nikon 1 S1 ~more of a point and shoot. Canon makes a great product and is ideal for many uses. They excel at wedding style photography and creative photography but the night still belongs to Nikon even when sensor size is compared. Of course the Nikon D3X is great for everything, IMHO of course.