Your friend looks hungry ! I have a Nikon N51 (film) and a Nikon D70.
The lenses that came with the N51 fit the D70, which is why I went
for the D70. Wish I had waited a year, would have gotten the D80 in
spite of it's $1,200.00 price tag. I hope you're as happy with your
Canon as I am with my Nikon....
Charles