>2) How many are in the process of doing so (like Bruce, who is actually >selling equipment) as opposed to "thinking about it," which doesn't >count in this survey.
Hmm, I think that I belong to the second group because I am looking for getting more compatible to the *ist-D with my recent buy-and-sell-transactions. For example I caught a A-100/4.0 macro though it was very expensive compared to the price of the M-version. I hope that the price of the *ist-D will decrease next year. Wait and see. Best regards Bernd