John Albion wrote..among other CUTE things...." And remember (excuse me if I same facetious here) that for many women, simplicity and ease of use are far superior to all the features in the world. In fact, many women think most men want complex machinery mostly for "show" and not because we really intend using it productively. (Most men, says my wife, would always leave their VCRs flashing !2:00 forever if it wasn't for the woman setting it straight.)" Very CUTE...John. The Nikon list, while probably male dominated, isn't, I assume, a locker room. From your statements I would guess you know far more about Nikons than women. Pat Pat Turcotte-Equestrian Portraiture & Illustration http://www.equisearch.com/turcotte/turcotte.html