coz he played with mine
partly environmentally sealed....i.e. splash/dust proof.
You do look like a chimp though.
. Have heard of 'real ale' type photographers gaffa taping the lcd over so they can't check the results until the shoot is over....
P.s. apparently the D70 etc will take old manual prime lenses, but you don't get any metering or nowt so you're going commando.
The overall feel of the camera hasn't changed much from the D70, it still feels solidly put together with tight panel gaps, no creaks and a slightly more professional feel than Canon's EOS 350D.