The D700 is a path to having to buy more expensive lenses. If you look in the forums at people with full frame cameras like the 700 they are selling each other secondhand £600 to £1000 glass. The 700 is less forgiving of cheaper glass. I nearly bought one a few days ago but me too feeling guilty as the other half doesn't know half what I spend on cameras and other interests! It's a path to bankruptcy! Glass before food and Jack Daniels...a downward spiral all for a few photographs!

When you get into high end, then yeah you can't have cheap glass - otherwise your camera is wasted.

My dream kit is:

Nikon D3X (Or I'd make do with D3, D700, or D400 when it comes out, if I had to)

Nikkor 50mmg - £293
Nikkor 24-70 - £1198
Nikkor 70-200 - £1439
Nikkor 14-24 - £1279
Nikkor 105mm - £693

Lens Total Alone = £4902

And maybe the 85mm and a super long lens... if I won the lottery

Right now just contemplating a Nikon 28 or 35mm prime or a 17-50 hmmm...

Doing a wedding next week so making all sorts of justifications to myself!

Okay What I really want is a D700, but as you have both pointed out need good glass or it is wasted.

But the lenses I really want ain't cheap either:l

Good luck with the wedding BC

I'm a bit late on the thread Moonie but often on paper the specs of new lower range models 'overtake' the specs of older higher range models as it's the lower range models that get the features first.

To be honest it's down to how they feel in your own hands but for me (and I'm talking cameras here) I'd go for the best built body then concentrate on lenses as fancy new features will be old hat 34 mins later regardless of what you choose.

Well the latest rumours are that a worker in bestbuy in the US has reported that the D300 has been discontinued.

That doesn't really make sense as the D200 kept selling well into the D300's life... but who knows, maybe it's true

Might make it cheaper though xx

Suzi if i were in your position i would opt for the D200 and use the extra cash for new glass. Dont over look that camera - its wicked and loads of pros still use it!

Don't expect prices to drop....

Nikon has announced that it had revised its profit forecast for the year ended 31 March 2009, to ¥28,000. This represents a change of +4,000 yen, or +16.7%, over the previous forecast. On the other hand, it is still a 63% decline versus last year, blamed on the global economic slowdown triggered by the global financial crisis, as well as the appreciation of the yen and a decline of the stock market.