Bob,
From yourself and others, I've been hearing about the improved color output of from the M-D camera. Thats good to hear as I and aome others were never much in favor of the color output from thr original M240. I will though have to conceed with firmware updates to thr M240, current output has definitely improved compared to when the camera was first relased but still far from what I personally prefer, the M9 series.
Whats fustrating about the S system and specifically its lenses is its so darn good when it works properly but there comes a time along with a tip of the balance towards unreliabilty and dependabilty, when one questions whether its worth dealing with it all. Noatter how good a sysyem is, if you cannot depend on it consistantly when needed, it raises a red flag.
Many years ago when I had a 1st generation Pentax DSLR that focused great under normal light situations, but would mis focus by a mile when shooting major stage productions with various kinds of lighting with wavelengths that would confuse and confound the af system. Most never experienced it since they weren't shooting under such conditions and simply said poppycock, but my working with Pentax at the time, had them eventually acknowledging its shorcomings. Bottom line, for my use it was simply deficient and unreliable and had to give up it and many of what was then highly prized Pentax optics. They of course have come a long way since then.
Dave (D&A)