Rivets,
Bought a Nikon D70 with a Nikon 28-200 zoom a year ago (adding another Nikon 70-300 zoom in February) and am delighted with the results. Simply superb. If you'd like to see some of my humble efforts, please send me your email address and I'll forward samples I reckon prove the worth of the camera.
As a Canon SLR user for over 25 years I resisted changing to another brand for a long time. Now was the right time and I wouldn't turn the clock back again.
Go for it !!
Dee747