Which Nikon did you buy:)? The D70 or D100? I'm currently eyeing one of those Canon 20D's. I have a Coolpix 990 I paid about $1200 for back in the day when they were newly released (lol). When the warranty was shot and my battery compartment closure wasn't closing anymore, I just mailed it into an authorized place in NYC (live in OC, NY). Nikon plain out sucks. When I got a new Mac (OSX Panther) and needed upgraded software, they were telling me I had a non-US model and I couldn't get it thru them. The way around this is to go thru Nikon Europe's site. All the software is available for free thru there. F*Nikon!