The 800 isn't bad at all, either. Same lens as the 950, as well as much of the internals. I've taken some great shots with this thing. I also nailed this deal on Mercata. And as far as the rebate, I also got mine within a month. My wife has the N6006 (Xmas gift from me). Everything about Nikon makes me a happy customer. Never used the serial port connection, cuz I got a USB-capable 4x 64meg card (another great deal: $74 after rebate), but otherwise I can't say enough nice things about Nikon.