IN RESPONSE to my post on the Nikon D70, below, a reader suggests the Nikon Coolpix 8700 instead. It does look, er, cool — and it does 640×480 30fps video with sound! (But in Quicktime). No interchangeable lenses, though. And another reader sends this link to an article saying that it’s not time to give up film yet. Yeah, that’s the kind of thing that has kept me waffling.

UPDATE: Coolpix 8700 review here.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Reader Billy Rawl emails:

Thanks a lot! Your item about the Coolpix 8700 is likely to cost me $999.95 (plus tax). Since most of my pictures are inside shots, I’m going to have to purchase an external flash unit too.

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