lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

I don't really shoot video and have no interest in it. I know some other people do. For what ever the video function costs I could think of other features I'd rather have.

How about a "Pop Out Flash" that opens to the side of the camera, somehow out of your grips way but off lens axis to create more modeling and shadows and less Red-eye. Yes I know there are other ways already to deal with Red-eye (hardware & software), but why not prevent it at the source.

Something we will likely never see, Standardized controls, features, menus across models and brands.

Consumer Interchangeable Sensors (perhaps with the needed processor as a complete module). Like a computer, pay for the microprocessor power, memory you want or can afford. I am not saying a pricy processor would be the same as $25 for video coding in a cameras processor, I mean the ability to change sensors.

Many cameras used to have changeable focusing screens. The split image with micro-prisms around was best for fast lenses. Plain mat was rough with any lens to me. (May be I would use AF if I shot with long but slow f/5.6 lenses. Too dark to manually focus.)

I am kind of guessing here, how about a mirrorless camera that is an actual "range finder" like Leica. No mirror, no pentaprism, but not full time live view, you can actually see thru a secondary view finder and when you need it also have live view in a view finder or on a screen. Since I have never used a so called mirrorless camera, only actual film range finders, TLR, SLR, and DSLRs and Point-N-Shoot cameras.

I realize there may be marketing and economic factors at work here. Like during say the 1960's and 1970's you could mix and match cars and engines. Not today, a Civic has a Civic engine and an Accord has and Accord engine with a couple small engines choices between trim lines for any model. As I recall you could order a 1970 Chevy Nova with anything from a (crappy) I-4 to an I-6, 307-V8, 350-V8, to a huge 396-V8.

Bushymonster Loc: Oklahoma City. OK.

I would like to have a Nikon to play around with. Maybe compare it to my Canon. Nikon sure does have a lot of nice camera selections. Maybe one day..
-Bushy

ARC8809 Loc: Carrollton, TX

At this point in time, I don't care much for video... I would rather have a very good image making device with low/high ISO capabilities excellent IQ and exterior functions (out of the menu)... For video, use video optimized for such an endeavor...

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

When it come to video, use it or don't use it, its your choice. But when it comes to video quality DSLRs are already "optimized for such an endeavor"