I guess it boils down to money, and convenience.
The 8800 offers you a lot in one package, including image stabilization.
No extra lenses to carry around.
All for about $900.
The D70s offers better control of the camera and a huge choice of lenses.
It will cost about the same (without a lens).
But lenses get expensive.
You also end up carrying more than one.
You could end up looking like this man:
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I have 4 nikons from f2 to 8008 and about 6 lenses. I need to buy a decent digital camera but I am now leaning towards simplicity and ease. I am devide between coolpix 8800 and nikon d70s. It is hard to decide. can someone advise me in this?
thanks

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