I didn't see this thread at all. It was mostly at the bottom so I just had to bump it up
The new Sony Alpha camera looks interesting, as it solves a lot of the issues current dSLRs have. It's always good to have competition because they it will cause other manufacturers will have to keep up.
I as well swear by Canon because my first camera was a Canon and loved it, but if I had to do it all over again I wouldn't hesitate to try Nikon. They are on par with the Canon, although Canon's higher end L series is better than Nikon's high end lenses.