I can always tell when something I write resonates with readers, as I get a corresponding spike in my In Box. My comment that we're in a Sweet Spot seemed to strike a chord with you, though it's clear from some of the responses that I need to elaborate on a couple of points.
I mentioned that most of my complaints about "Nikon gear would be small things, essentially nits." I need to modify that slightly: I meant Nikon bodies, not all Nikon gear. There are a lot of small things that need addressing in the bodies, but they are all small things. In terms of overall features, image quality, build quality, and even megapixels, all Nikon bodies introduced in the last two years are arguably quite good. That was my point in my comments: I wasn't fighting the camera in trying to get the sports photos I wanted.
However, the recent separation of the firmware group into a separate subsidiary worries me a bit, as I don't see how that new entity has any tie to those of us who are using Nikon bodies, and many of my nits have their genesis in the firmware. I'll repeat something I've said many times: Nikon is organized as an engineering-centric company, not a global customer-friendly company. This latest reorganization just emphasizes that even more, and makes it even more likely that things like separate and unlinked shooting and custom settings banks don't get resolved the way we photographers would like them to. Moreover, I have little trust that Nikon's usual product marketing practices and surveys are going to show them the best answers to address those nits, either.
Meanwhile, lenses, flash, accessories, and customer support are all areas where Nikon has bigger problems than "nits." I just want to make that clear: nice cameras, not so great elsewhere. Fortunately there are enough legacy and third-party lenses that Nikon can limp by with their currently unbalanced and incomplete lens lineup. Fortunately there are lighting solutions other than Speedlights. You should get the idea: the bodies are a nice base and Nikon has executed them well, though not perfectly. Most complaints I hear about these days are outside of pixel counts, noise, image quality, body quality, or even body features (not to say that there aren't a few of those, too ;~).
So, anyone who took my use of the term "nits" to mean that I have nothing left to complain about in terms of Nikon products or policies should rest assured that bythom hasn't turned into a "love fest" for Nikondom. I continue to call them like I see them.