Funny how everyone got busy suggesting every other brand out there, bar sony.
Don't get me wrong, they have had some stick off of me (being a trad minolta user), but what is wrong with folks going out, to a shop..having a play, and making their own mind up??
Sure I could pick hairs with the sony..I don't like the jpegs, but then the G1 has worse DR.., the Canon has a dodgy grip, etc etc ;-)