So what's the problem? She obviously made the decision this was important
to her style/type of shooting.  It's her $$.

The way you should. she obviously felt different, as did I upgrading from
my D70 to a D200.

So what's the big deal?
--
Ed Ruf (Usenet2@EdwardG.Ruf.com)
http://edwardgruf.com/Digital_Photography/General/index.html

Can you think of times where a larger RAW buffer might be critically
important?
If your buffer fills at the wrong moment...or too quickly, it's very easy to
be stuck with a camera that CANNOT grab a critical image in an action
series.
-Very frustrating.

According to Sheldon <sheldon@XXXXXXXXsopris.net>:

    When *I* upgrade to the D200 (unless something more tempting
comes along first), it will be for other features than the extra MP.  I
often don't use all of the MP of which my D70 is capable -- unless I am
expecting the images to be something important, I often will not shoot
in RAW.

    But the D200 will meter with my older AI lenses, and the D200
will not.

    And the viewfinder is brighter, larger and quicker to frame in
the D200 than in the D70.

    Those will be *my* primary reasons for the upgrade, and I would
be quite happy if the D200 had a switch to limit the MP to those of the
D70.  (It probably does -- if I stick with JPEG mode.)

    While the D200 offers some features which *I* feel that I need,
though a lower price would be appreciated -- especially after having my
wife in the hospital for nearly three weeks.  (She is home now, thank
goodness.)

    Enjoy,
        DoN.

For me the buffer is important with action photography and rapid fire
shots.

I have the D70, but I may pick up a D80 as it has the physical remote
cable attachment which is important to me. For most of the shooting I
do the D70 has plenty of pixels.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

There is more of a difference between the D70 and D200 than megapixels.
First let's consider megapixels 10mp gives you 8x12 x 300ppi. Not
extrapolation for 8x10s, that is nice.
Otherwise the viewfinder of the D200 is much clearer than the D70,
pentaprism, vs a mirror based viewfinder + some magnification (which
makes it better than the D100). Also N80 based cameras have notoriously
inaccurate viewfinders, the D200s is much more accurate, where you
place a subject is where it will be in the image. I do a lot of copy
work & macro and this is important.
The buffer has been discussed.
The flash commander in the D200 handles more than one flash unit, that
is nice especially with the R1 flash.
Weather sealed magnesium body, some think it is too heavy I like it.
Ability to use AI and AIS lenses, and a viewfinder you can focus with.
I came into a D70 after using the D200. Doing macro work at 1:1 mag the
viewfinder difference is remarkable.

Tom