[ianpinion]

I'm considering my next upgrade at the moment, but I'm not sure which direction I should go. Presently, I use an Olympus E620, which for the money is a well specified camera. I have the Zuiko 12 - 60mm f/2.8-f/4 and 50mm f/2 lenses for it, but do I continue to upgrade my other lenses for better Zuiko lenses and upgrade my camera body to an E5 or have a complete change of brand?

The main reasons why I want to upgrade my camera body is that I find the viewfinder a little small and not as bright as I would like. It also struggles with controlling noise compared to other camera, though saying that the E5 isn't great either on this front from the reviews I've read.

I've had a look at a few other more advanced cameras from both Canon and Nikon, namely 7D and D700 respectively, but as yet I haven't found one I like the feel of. They're either too heavy or the buttons aren't laid out in the right places for my hands and feel a little bit alien to me. I've not managed to track down an E5 as yet to see if it would handle any better, so I've got nothing else to compare them to.

It seems I either have to stick with Olympus and buy the E5, a 50 - 200mm f/2.8 and possibly the 7 -14mm f/2.8 in time when funds allow or sell everything I have and change systems completely, but to what? I predominantly shoot landscapes and macro, though I have to do the occasional family portrait too, so what would you advise? Which cameras from both Canon and Nikon would you recommend I take a look at for comparison purposes?