Quote Originally Posted by Russian Blue View Post
Try putting less money into the body and more money into the lenses. The body will have to be replaced at some point, but the lenses will remain.
And, when you see some of the lenses out there, that's all you dream about.

The best camera advice I ever got was "bodies come and go, glass is forever". The guy who owns the only camera shop up here told me that while I was debating between Olympus and Nikon. He was right...my D80 has lasted almost three years, through heavy use and more than a little abuse! It needs to be replaced(although I'm giving it to Stuart; it will last him another 10 years as he rarely takes pics and shoots mostly in full auto mode)

Saving up now to add a macro lens to my gear.

A few weeks ago I got to play with a Nikon D3 with a 400mm zoom on it....that combo is costs more than my truck. I nearly fainted from the camera envy!!