Greetings! I am considering upgrading to either the Olympus E-1, or Canon EOS 10D. However, I recently read a surprising test comparison between the Sony F828 and the Canon EOS 10D in which the top-of-the-line Canon "L" zooms were compared to the lens on the Sony 828, and the differences in terms of sharpness, color, etc. were minimal! (Very surprising to me, given the superb quality of Canon "L" glass, and the much larger sensor on the 10D. However, I do recognize the reputation of Zeiss optics, even though I'm not sure if the Sony's lens is "completley" Zeiss glass, or just the elements' coating is from Zeiss.
In any case, I am debating on which system would give me the most overall image quality increase over my current Oly E-20 and C-5050.
Thanks!
Steve

That wasn't Michael Reichmann's review over at Luminous Landscape was it? His review has generated quite a lot of, well, let's call it "debate"

I know which one I would go for, but then I have already purchased it (the 10D that is).

It has nothing to do with the lenses. You can buy the sharpest lenses in the universe and you will never duplicate the sharpness of film. Please be aware that digital images are not as sharp as negative produced images, and in my opinion, they will never be.

You are right in the first instance, however the fact is that all digital images are 'softer' than those from film, it is the processor or software that makes them sharp. I suspect the Sony has more in camera sharpening than the default setting on the 10D, possibly making them look initially sharper. I can tell you now though that I take images with my 10D and a 17-40mm L lens. With a little USM or even in the default setting in Raw format the images are PIN sharp, and I defy anyone to give me a sharper one using 35mm film. Frankly I think they stand up extremely well to MF film

Thanks for the valuable information.

being an advanced model of EOS-D60 Canon, EOS 10D surely marks its presence. And as far as the "debate" is concerned over the sharpness issue, I don't think that it would be good topic to go with. Image sharpness and lens can be triggered accordingly.