Thanks, I read a few of the comments, see it was the D90-D40 Nikon forum, missed that. I ended up with the Canon 20D but was sure tempted with Nikon. Only a couple of my lenses could have captured such sharp photos. I’m happy with mine because of the low noise but the D70 gets sharp photos right out of the camera. I have to pp mine in PS to make them their best. Says he used 80-200mm lens. I’d have used my 70-200mm which is about the same IQ but kind of heavy for me. I don’t know if I’d have braved those crowds or not.
I had the Nikon and the Canon Rebel neck and neck, and then I read that Nikon had the better stock lenses and that the Canon needed to get the upgraded lenses to perform as well. I do end up doing some PS’ing, but it’s because I am really picky about color balance. He must have been fairly close to get those shots in a crowd of 60K, even with the 200.