Leslie, I have a D70 and it's my first foray into Digital SLR. I have owned Nikon's for the last 25 years or so, FM, F4s and F5...The FM was, and still is, my backup camera whenever I'm out of town on a shoot. The D70 continues to amaze me with the quality of photographs I get from it. You might do well to read Ken Rockewell's review of the D70 where he calls it *the best digital camera under $4000.00* he's ever owned. http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d70.htm#intro Then, do yourself a big favour and go down to a camera store you trust and handle one. Maybe you can find a store that'll let you rent one for a day. Hope this helps. Good luck. Jim Baja Oregon
