The Nikon D100 SLR Digital Camera Product/Link: Nikon D100 Synopsis: An expensive, heavy, complicated, wonderful camera. Requirements: Money. Lots of money. Price: USD1,700.00+ Rating: Let's just say you'll never go back to point and shoot digital again. Comment: Are you reading this review because you're seriously considering buying the D100 or are you just browsing until the price drops? It doesn't really make any difference. I bought the D100 last year and paid $2,000.00 because I couldn't wait any longer. I wanted an SLR. I was tired of the shutter delay on my point and shoot camera. I wanted to use my old Nikon lenses. I wanted to create sharp 8X10 prints. Even though the price has come down since then I don't regret the purchase. My feeling is you could buy now and be happy or wait till the price drops and the camera improves and be happy. Either way you are going to be happy with the Nikon D100. We won't be writing an in-depth review of the D100 here today. That wheel has already been invented at the following sites: DPReviews Imagining Resource Digital Camera Resource Steve's Digicams Epinions.com opinions. Nikon D100 Discussion page I would like to discuss the major pros and cons. Let's start with the cons. The camera is expensive. And the prices you see are for the body only. No lens, no memory card no nothing. So, unless you have lenses and large Compact Flash Cards laying about the house you're going be spending somewhere between $2,000-$3,000.00. My existing memory card was 64MB so I upgraded to a 512MB card which gives me 150 shots at the highest Jpeg setting. My Nikon lenses are from the 1980's so I shelled out $600.00 for a fabulous auto focus Nikkor 24-120mm. It's a wonderful lens but that brings us to the second con. Con two: Because the CCD imager is smaller than the standard SLR 36mm x 24mm all focal lengths are increased by 50%. For example my 24-120mm lens is really a 36mm-180mm lens. This is fine if you want more telephoto but it's a drawback for wide angle shooting. Con three: Size/Weight. You won't be dropping this camera into your coat pocket or small purse as you head out the door. It's either around your neck or in a camera bag. Con four: The LCD screen cannot be used to preview the shot. Remember this is through the lens metering. Of course you can view the image after it's been taken. Con five: High learning curve. This camera is like owning another computer. I suggest keeping the owner's manual in the camera bag. Last con: The images are great but they don't always start out that way. Some images appear fine on the LCD screen but arrive muddy after being downloaded. You will need a graphics application that can occasionally adjust brightness and contrast. Hey, what about those pros? Pro number one: No shutter lag time. To me the lag time with point and shoot digital cameras is their biggest drawback. How can you capture that special moment, that great facial expression? You can't. Pro two: Interchangeable and auto focus lenses. Wide angles for interior shots. Telephotos for sports or animal images. You've just got more options. Browse through my soccer slide show that makes full use of the 24mm-120mm zoom auto focus lens. Pro three: Focus control and depth of field preview. With point and shoot cameras everything is in focus. Boring. To me the best photos bring the main subject into focus and the rest goes out. Pro four: A memory buffer. Shoot up to six photographs at three frames per second. Sometimes you wanna just keep shooting without waiting for your camera to reboot. Pro five: Battery life. I've been able to shoot between 500 and 1000 images before recharging. For pros six through thirty: visit here.