Great points, flysurfer. I've decided not to go the D800 route. Maybe I pick up the NEX 5-N and just be patient enough to see what Fuji comes out with early next year (you'd think it has to be good after the X100!). I can still decide on the NEX-7 when more samples (esp. RAW) and more detailed reviews are available. Good times for new gear, huh? Gosh, it's still hard to think about letting the D700 and lenses go, even though I'm not as likely to use them as the quality of m43 and SC gets better and better.
I know about all of this. After all, there was a time, like 15 years ago, when I owned and operated 2 EOS 1n, 1 EOS 3, 2 Hasselblads (regular & SWC) and pretty much every Canon L lens and accessory one could think of (like 1.2 85, 1.8 200, 2.8 300, 2.8 400 etc.). And I sold all of it at once to one lucky buyer, stopped taking pictures at all for several years and then got
THIS in 2004, because I simply couldn't go to to South Africa/Namibia/Botswana/Zambia w/o bringing home some pictures. That's when I rediscovered photography as a hobby that turned into a passion, as opposed to a profession (and I wasn't that bad, actually, my stuff sold all over the globe).
Well, and look at me now, I'm still happy shooting with cheap, tiny cameras like a Fuji F200EXR, S100FS, HS20EXR and of course my dear X100. Yep, I am again in the process of upgrading my gear, but at a very moderate pace. Next in line will be the X10 and the X-S1 (the first to replace the F200, the latter to replace my HS20), and I might indeed invest in a MILC system next year. As I'm very comfortable with Fuji gear, I'll certainly wait for their upcoming CES announcement, but I'm not married to one company, I also like what I see coming from Sony or Ricoh (that GRD IV looks tempting).
But all in all, I really like to keep it simple. So far, I don't even own a camera bag – and also no accessories like filters, lens hoods, external flashes etc.
And that's coming from a guy who used to need a big bag just to house his set of Cokin filters and adapters.