yeh the ol US market is good ... for us.... at the moment. I only recently learnt that what I paid for my 4880 printer 2-3 years ago I could have had a 2nd hand 9800... would have just had to sort shipping and power step up with a transformer...

Its not something Im rushing in to.. it took me 2 years to save up for my d300 and 18-200 lens.

I have always been of the opinion you get what you pay for.. occasionally you are presently surprised.

It will be interesting to see what Nikon has in store with its range of fx sensors...

thanks for the info... its greatly appreciated