Geoffc, I really don't know how to respond to that. I'm sorry I ruffled your feathers. I am not flaunting my D800, although I am really enthusiastic about its capabilities, and would not consider going back to a D300 or D700 for that matter. I have been moving into the digital world over the last five years. I've had large monitors for 5 years, stopped printing years ago, display on iPads and LCD panels, etc (although large panels are not required to assess photos at many resolutions and recognise the relationship between pixles and resolution). While I am a little ahead of the curve, I doubt so much as I should be accused of being an elitist, maybe an enthusiast though. I suspect a large number of folks with D800 have similar equipment. This is a forum where many people use advanced cameras and equipment, the whole idea is to exchange ideas and perspectives. You are clearly portraying a very traditional / conservative, thrifty point of view of photography. But there is another side, and I seriously doubt I am alone in embracing it, where technology is the basis for all display, where photos scale on all devices, and are shared. If you use a D800 in a D300 environment, then you are going to be asking why, but once you are in this new world, the restrictions of your output go away, all the rules of the game change. We are going through and incredible exciting time, I for one love and have embraced it. I appreciate your valuing in the old technology, but realise there is another world out there, that it lies directly ahead of you and most of the people in these forums. One of the lessons I would like to communicate, is don't think about how you do stuff today, as it will be completely turned over in the next few years. JD