three months with the Nikon D100

The body of the camera is designed beautifully. All of the controls are well thought out and well placed. Just a dream to work with. The battery lasts forever, almost. The built in flash does a good job for a built in, but if you add the SB 80, you have a super combination. The AF lenses for the Nikon work smoothly with this body. The body is light and easy to handle. If the camera had a lens that matched the small size of the sensor, it would be possible to get wide angle photographs.
The important things in the menu can be changed to suit your needs by external controls that are easily accessible. I haven't dropped the camera so I don't know how well it will endure the shock treatment and I don't look forward to finding out.