I got two 30d's for the price of one D300! I have been pretty happy so far too. I switched from Nikon to Canon a few weeks ago. All is not bliss however, as the Nikon CLS flash system is far better, IMO. In order to get the D300 with a grip, it'd be about $2000. Far too rich for my blood to own two of those...
Anyway, my options are still open to switching back at a later date...we'll just have to see how soon (if ever...Canon does have a 5D mkII in the pipe

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