Nikon D2X

This is a great camera to use - easy and comfortable to hold without being too heavy and built solidly enough that bumping and knocking about do not even scratch or dent the surface.
Compared to other cameras that I have used this one operates very quickly - both in taking pictures and saving them.
Instructions are easy to follow and I found within an hour I could easily operate this quickly and efficiently without any queries on which buttons I needed, etc.
Images shown on the camera and photographs taken are of excellent quality and even small detail shows up very clearly.
Information on camera settings can be viewed through the viewfinder - so I found I could change all my settings whilst still focusing on an image.
I found the battery life for this camera extraordinarily long and the camera even tracks this so you can see when you need to change the battery - I left the camera turned on for 36 hours by accident and it still showed 90% battery life remaining.
Another great feature with this camera is the ability to choose the size and quality of each of your images when you save them.
This camera cost me just under £3000 - purchased 3 months ago and still in perfect working order - I would recommend purchasing it from either 'Pixmania' or 'the digital camera company' - having used both of tehse stores in the past and found them very reliable and easy to deal with.