[gemy]

I have the D200 hubby the D300. I love the pics from both. Weight of camera body about the same.

For me I do find the camera body a little heavy, so I usually use with a tripod. There is no camera shake at all with that. And of course it works for the types of pics I take. And because of being able to shoot continuously you can even take good action shots, although low lighting would be a problem, with the action shots.

Now my D200 doesn't have video capability and at first I was disappointed. But I bought a light weight video camera, and for what I use it for; mainly dog training, dog shows, etc, I'm extremely pleased with it. Good quality videos (amateur of course), I now have two tripods, and if I can if I wish, set up my camera on tripod one, and take shots with it, while I video on tripod two!.

Go to your nearest good camera store, and pick up the cameras you are interested in, feel their weight, look and try to work the camera settings to get a sense of the fit for you.

GL with your decision