Superior to other in this price range

Having professionally used Hasselblad and Nikon F series for the past 35 years also teaching Photoshop for 10 years and Photography for the past 31 years I have tried several brands of cameras.
This model is better than most. (Canon D10,Canon 350, Pentax *st and Fuji S2) The new Canon D20 is equal in quality and construction and better on the resolution.
The updated D70s adds some needed software updates and larger view screen. The original model the Bios can be updated from the Nikon web site. The quality and construction are typical Nikon level in this price range. Lens construction excellent.
Nikon is planning to up the pixel count on the next release in the D series to step ahead again.
This competition between brands is good for the consumer.