In article <4ulm4v$5ss@Usenet.Logical.NET>, golem@Capital.Net says...
[my original post deleted]
> I agree 100% with Bob, in every detail, but I
> notice he forgot, in his list of "the value of
> newer Nikons" to mention the 1/250 synch speed
> combined with TTL autoflash to about ISO 1000.
> Older models work only to about ISO 400, and
> some have slower synch speeds.

Excellent point! (And some newer bodies, like the 8008, appear
to have no practical upper ASA TTL flash limit [still works at
3200 ASA].) Unfortunately, as some features improve with newer
bodies, some decline.... I will not give up good manual-focus
ability for any other feature, though, and the 8008 seems to
offer (at the moment) the best combination of the best
and most useful of the new features and the old.
Hope This Helps