Originally Posted by mackey

1000 (after taxes and kit lens) for the D70 vs the 1700 for the D200.

I've used the D70 for the past 1+ year. And i'll be buying the D200 as soon as a few magazine freelance checks come in the mail.

Point being, I've out grown the D70 and I need more. The focusing on the D200 is better, the lower ISO is much more better and I also need the kick in megapixels, from 6 to 10...

500 bucks is good enough to buy a decent nikon lens, but not good enough to buy the top of the line glass.

You could buy a decent flash with the money you save, an SB-600 or 800...