Hmmm... even after reading this, I still intend to buy myself a D-70 for Christmas. "1)Folks here have way too much spare cash..." No not really, but I believe that for the price/options it's a good value. "2)All the D70's keep going back for repairs." Haven't read/heard lots of complaints about the D-70.... and your issue seems unusual... although as already discussed dust in a common issue for all dslr's. "(3) Folks who buy D70's prefer looking at pretty pictures instead of reading camera reports and/or reviews." Hmmmm.... really? Doesn't describe me..... "(4) Folks might be buying D70's because they think the Big Lens (TM) is a babe magnet." Yeah.... maybe if I were a lesbian....

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