[mc32]

I always thought there was tic-toc collusion amongst Canon and Nikon --ie. Nikon ups the FPS, Canon ups the MP; Canon ups the FPS, Nikon ups MP or ISO, or something else. Or one has nice Lens aperture but the other one's lenses have less distortion, etc.

These two companies seem to trade-off on features every other generation (tic-toc). I think they had a common history, some decades back.

"Their friendly rivalry" speaks to this, in a way. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20071226a7.html

[thetastypoptart]

This generation will likely be different. Nikon will probably announce the D4 early next year, and the D800 very soon.

If a 5DmkIII arrives early next year then both the full-frame series for each company will be updated.

1dx seems pretty evolutionary, it is likely that the D4 will also be similar.