Here’s a good source for camera reviews.  They have a teaser about the D80.  Megapixel “Magazine” is based in the UK and each month they showcase a cover photo from one of their readers (downloadable as a nice screensaver or desktop image).  They also have articles for the beginner or more advanced photographer.  I have been visiting them for years.  I read their reviews for my old Nikon 950 and my 990 before buying them.

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Looks like it also has Mirror Lock Up. I'd read about this camera earlier in the week, but I didn't originally see this spec.

You're absolutely right though, this will likely be a hard camera to get your hands on. Ditto for the 18-200VR, it's out of stock most everywhere.

I still love prime lenses, but most people are ditching them for crazy 12-1000mm VR-Crazy-String-Of-Letters-Lenses. That's why i'm so
glad to see this:

(link...) (ZF: Zeiss for Nikon!)

Carl Zeiss is going to start producing prime lenses for the Nikon F mount. These won't be insanely popular with everyone though; they're no even auto focus. But when used properly, they should yield sharper results than lenses of the variable focal length variety.

I'm still using the old ones, in spite of their not being as 'green' as the digitals. I've been shooting negative color film and getting the output on CDs. Here's an F Photomic from 1965, but have recently acquired an F3 which seems high-tech by comparison ..