Digital BW, The Print

One thing to remember is that Canon has been involved with digital
video in a very big way for many years and had a head start in the r&d
with micro components. The division between what is a video device and
what is a still camera is quickly being erased. Canon is in that
category in direct competition with Sony, who has traditionally been a
fierce competitor in the television business. Nikon on the other hand
also put a lot of time and effort into scanner software that, as we
all know is a temporary market in a troublesome technology.

Having said that, I don't think Nikon will catch up unless they are
bought out by some other big Japanese electronics corp, (lets just
hope is isn't Seiko) which isn't out of the realm of possibility. I
think analogue lenses are dead for this market anyway. That was a
transitional compromisse to begin with. Canon's competition just might
come from someplace we haven't thought of yet.

John