Totally agreed, but depends on your use.

If you are a happy snapper but a capable one then the D50 will do.

If you are better than a happy snapper and need more capability then
the D70s (forget the D70.)

If you are getting really serious then look at the D80.

If you want professional then the D200 - at a price!!

HOWEVER.

Remember that technology is changing fast. I got the D70s a year ago
and I'm delighted with it, except that, unlike most other comparables
(like the EOS350D) it has no method of shifting dust off the sensor.
Now, in less than a year and perhaps a half dozen lens changes with
the mouth held pointing down, I am faced with a bill for £21.60 +P&P
and a loss of camera for about a month whilst I send it to Nikon to
shave the sensor cleaned - or use software to get rid of the three
spots that appear across any sky.

As regards lenses, don't forget that your F65 lens - presumably
28-100? - will be effectively 42-150 on the digital. The 18-70 that
comes with the D70s is a cracker, but another option that many seem to
go for is the body with something like the Sigma or Tamron digital
18-200 lens. Then you will never need to change it and get a dust
problem in the process!

--
Woody

harrogate3 at ntlworld dot com

What are the differences between the nikon D70 and D70s?

My father has the D70.

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