I knew I wanted the Nikon D300. I have a lens on its way today to start me off with, and I am all set as far as a CF card goes for a starter. So I went online at about 5:45 AM to see about the camera itself after discovering the money was cleared into my account for it. I checked Calumet: 4-6 weeks on deliver, Warehouse Express: Stocks Levels LOW, and eBay, where the dozen or more that were there were suddenly gone today. What has happened? The one place I did not want to buy this bad boy was Jessops, but I checked there, and reserved what turns out to be the LAST one at my local branch! So, I am getting a Nikon D300, but after me, nobody else will in Worcester, unless there is one hiding out at the London Camera Exchange.
I think it is funny that two weeks ago I joked about the closed Jessops branch on the high street having one Nikon D300 in it, and I only had to go inside and pick it up off the floor from under a single spotlight. Now, as it turns out, that is pretty much what I am doing.