Hey Richard, These other gentleman who answered your post are more knowledgeable than myself, but I will take a different path here because I always figure the person altready has their mind made up. Go with the D700 or D3s save yourself some bucks, these cameras will blow your mind and then you will have some extra cash for good glass. Ray
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