Another Digital SLR ?

Well I went into the shop with my money to buy a Canon 350D and walked out with a Nikon D70...what happened ?...lets begin...

I spent ages frustrating the salesman re the Canon and played and poked with it and was almost ready to hand over my money when we looked over the D70 - wow !

OK - so its a little bigger but it FEELS more like a proper SLR re balance and quality - the 350D in comparison feels cheap and plasticy.

The 350D came with the kit lens which vs. the sigma lens the D70 came with was not as good (clear optics plus on the sigma side) however this could have been remedied.

Since purchasing the D70 I have been consistently impressed with its features and ease of use from the 'Auto everything mode' (great flash !) to the manual modes - I am now looking into astronomy and can't wait to plug this baby into the stars :)

When I become more familiar with the technical workings of the camera etc I'll re post but I can guarantee that you will love this camera for sheer quality, price, feel and features.