I the OP is just making a observation, and think it is a good thing to share.
I upgraded about a month ago from a 50d, and seriously looked at nikon for a few weeks. I would agree I thought (I was looking at a d7000) the image q was better, and also colors on the nikon. I found the feel and button layout to feel more like the rebel series. The killer for me was the buffer, I shoot a lot of sports and the nikons buffer fills very quickly and goes from 6 fps to 1 r 2 after a quick burst, so i ended up with a 7d. Anyway, that's why there are many camera manufactures, buy one and go out and have fun....



