Ten out of ten!

I have read a number of "professional" reviews on the D-70. Some of the reviewers claim that picture quality was not what they expected or is lacking. Their reviews are like the horse and buggy driver who said "The car just doesn't have the road feel I'm used to." Too many of these "pro's" just don't yet understand how to shoot or use a digital camera. They are wallowing in the back waters of film. The D-70 has an amazing ability to use custom curves to cure nearly all ills...and all is done in software internal to the camera. The results are nothing less than fantastic.
I too have shot 20+ yrs of film, from 35mm to med format. The learning curve of a decent DSLR is a tad steep; yet worth undertaking. One can not expect to just pick up a DSLR and expect amazing results. It's not a point & shoot. The Nikon D-70 shoots fast, is inexpensive, has great color rendition when used properly.
I've had this camera nearly 3 mos now and shot more than 1,000 frames w/o problems. The kit lens leaves a little to be desired..buy the body only and get a good piece of fast glass for this superb performer in the sub $1,000 class.