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When you’ve made a significant investment in camera bodies and lenses from a particular manufacturer over a long period of time, there’s little incentive to swap to a different brand. Most serious photographers have pondered the pros and cons of swapping when the manufacturer of a different brand from the one they use releases a particularly attractive camera body. In the main, however, inertia kicks in and they stick with their current brand – even at the cost of reduced shooting versatility.

Digital photography has come a long way in the past decade. Cameras are offering higher resolution, better performance at high sensitivity settings and greatly reduced power consumption. More user-friendly functions (like live viewing) are being packed into ever smaller bodies, and prices are now affordable for even cash-strapped buyers. But file formats are one of the few features that have not changed.