I think the d700 is a little out of the price range of $600 -$800 ;P.

D80 will be plenty of camera. If you can't wait for the d90 to come out, you can find one used with the kit lens for about your budget.

Damn, dude.

*drools*

I heard this summer.

Haha, I wish.

Unless your ready to spend another $600 -$800 on Lenses I'd stick to point and shoot.
there are a lot of Great ones out there but Agree the Canon G9 is a very noce camera

J

Ha..ha..trust me...be thankful that you don't!

Any other suggestions.

Well if you are looking for dslr, there are many other systems you can go with.

Fuji will allow you to use nikon lens, that I'm sure. There is also olympus, canon, sony etc.

Go to a camera store and try them out. There are some stores that will allow you to purchase the camera for a week to try it out in your own home. You can also look at dpreview.com for camera reviews.