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Yeah, I'm a generation behind, but I'm getting ready to buy a D300 soon, just have to stop buying knives LOL. I can't drop 5k on a camera, but the D300 is doable.

You should really consider the D700. It is more expensive, but the sensor is 4 times as big. I'm not taking about MP. I am talking about light capture. It owns the night. check out dpreviews and do a side by side with the 300. You'll see the MP isn't that much bigger, but the sensor sis mammoth comparatively.