Not so weird, Zhounder - I kinda like the smell of fixer too - not to mention all of my favorite CD's sound better in the dark! I'm not really planning on "ditching" my film systems (not with an F4, F3 and 8008 plus a couple of reliable Nikkormat's in the bags!) - but the time spent in the darkroom is less enjoyable - not to mention time consuming. (and Cibachrome materials are getting hard to find 'round here!). I still enjoy working in B&W in the darkroom - but for the majority of what i shoot, it's gotta be color (crop in as tight as I like to and the "color" becomes a major part of the composition). The "waiting for film to be processed" and the pain of tracking down printing materials (to print from film" and the fact that you are loosing detail and resolution the more generations that are introduced into the final image - to me, all leads up to a "digital" solution (especially now that the majority of my audience is digital). As far as camera selection - why the D100? After doing a bit of research, the D1X, although the "top end" camera from Nikon, actually has a bit LOWER resolution then the D100 - 6.1 MP vs. 6.3 for the D100. Heavier built, yes - but I don't plan on bouncing my camera along a sidewalk! Other than the body construction (and the slight advantage in consecutive image buffer), I really haven't seen any "earth-shattering" features to merit the $2,000 additional expense....? If there are any that anyone knows of (aside from a viewfinder shutter) - please let me know. I'm not planning on abandoning film altogether - but being locked into a film media has kept me from shooting things that otherwise I would have been shooting - if that makes any sense. Wolf (If this got posted twice - sorry)