Onslow...thanks for the tip regarding my minolta lenses. I think I read somewhere they are not compatable w/the dslr's, but I will def. investigate. I've been looking at some specs for a few cams...mainly the D70, Canon XT, and Canon EOS20. Some things I noticed...the Nikon has a bit bigger sensor than either Canons. The Nikon has 5 focal points, the XT 7, and EOS20 9. Both the XT and EOS20 shoot faster(more frames per sec. than the Nikon...esp. the EOS20. I read that is a great bird cam for tracking birds for long periods of time. I also heard the new XT is excellent at tracking birds in flight...even faster than the EOS20...but just doesn't stay w/it as long. I have no idea about the Nikon. Also the Nikon has a 2" LCD...both canons are less than 2 inches. The Nikon starts at ISO200...I am not sure if I like that. I like to use ISO 80 most the time. OF course the Nikon is a more sophisticated cam, w/bigger chip so ISO200 is prob more than low enough for a clear shot. The Nikon has a pretty fast shutter speed....i think 8000. as far as the flash sync specs for these cams I assume they are talking about the built in flash. I know w/my film minolta that's the case. Rather slow w/the built in one...but w/my new flash it syncs up to the full shutter speed. Of course there are different technologies behinds both cams, and all have advantages and disadvantages. I do think that for 1000k+ one would expect a pretty picture in most cases. As long as there's none of that "purple" tinge that shows up in some night shots... Thanks again for all the input. -Jeff :-)