It didn't seem like such a bad article, enthusiastic, but not too obnoxious. It was funny though, his comment about the S2 being what he needed, but then earlier in the article and later in the article he needed the MF for what he does. When I was working it was a given that the job and the clients needs and budget shaped the tools that were used. Sometimes, 8x10, sometimes 4x5 sometimes medium format and sometimes 35mm. It just depended. It seems to me he is saying just that. I think his biggest complaint was that small sensor enthusiasts claim that the smaller information gathering devices can equal or exceed the larger information gathering devices. I have not found that to be true, size makes a difference when the reproduction is large enough to expose that difference. A one inch print on pretty much any camera system would probably all look the same, except perhaps for DOF. I suppose perspective control would also matter, but at 30 inches a small sensor wouldn't have the same look as a bigger sensor. I am pretty sure that was all he was saying, other than to gush over his systems. I know pros who who would disagree with what system is better. I would like to think that the Alpa was a really good camera. For that many dollars I would have a lot of expectations. He also brought up a really important point and it is one that I wrestle with. How sharp does the picture have to be? Obviously it depends on the subject matter, but if texture is an element in the composition, then it has to have enough texture to give the viewer that sense of texture. I have always been the more is better kind of photographer, if MF was more than adequate and the situation allowed it, I used a 4x5, etc. But really, now I am re-evaluating this prejudice of mine. I am wringing out my D700 and trying to get what I can from it. I'm no longer a working photographer, but I like the camera, it is a nice tool. But I can see that I will never get quite what I could easily get from MF and 4x5 and I think that is ok. It is sharp enough and that is an interesting conclusion coming from a former Agfa loupe junkie. Joe