DSLR - Canon V Nikon ?

[blaggard]

To be brutally honest, I am seriously considering the extra massive cost of full frame when there is no way that I would really need it - purely on the fact that I am a pretentious cow.... so there is no way on the planet I would consider NOT getting one of the two main titans!

However, I am interested why you would go Nikon?

Really because of an old film camera that I had. Also my Ex has retired from her main career and started as a Photographer, she too was always a Nikon user before digital so is comfortable with them and can use some of her lovely old glass. She has a D700 as her main camera and a 7000 as back up. I love my Olympus and they were always very innovative, apart from some small low light issues they are great and Zuiko lenses are comparable to those offered by the very top Lens Manufacturers. Although I have big hands I like the smaller bodies of 4/3 Cameras (worth looking at Lumix too)
A local repairer who is a Nikon agent told me that in the States Nikon have stopped supplying spares to repair shops instead going the route of return to Nikon for a one price solution, effectively refurbing for the simplest fault. This might happen here so worth thinking about.
Have a good look at the top review sites (DP etc.) because you might get a surprise with what is written about Sony, Olympus and Lumix.

[Jack Meoff]

I've had Canon so far as digital camera's go, had a few Pentax camera's years back, and deep down i feel i should have gone down the Nikon road

[dpSparhawk]

....... and deep down i feel i should have gone down the Nikon road

Why?