The Nikon D80 is dead, enter the D7000 replacement. Camera insurance worked out Great, highly recommended! Wish I had added the lens to the policy too…

It is INCREDIBLE how much technical improvement has been made in 4 years. From D80 to D90 to D7000. I found a blog with lots of interesting Nikon history of the different models. The numbering doesn’t make sense to me but take a look at NikonAndye’s blog (see links), it sort of helps to see them in sequence.

I chose a D7000 factory refurbished model to offset additional cost of a portrait/battery grip. Camera had only 180 clicks on the shutter and looks brand new. Couldn’t have been used much. Looking forward to using it this weekend.