I've had my D70 for years and I even won a photo award for one of my shots using a cheap $300 lens (as opposed to my more expensive $2000 lenses).
It's been with me around the world for work and travel: in forests, in jungles, etc. Never had a problem with the CF cards and it works in extreme weather. (I've shot photos from a helicopter for work as an engineer and it's never failed me once).
It's a good deal and as a starter SLR, the original D70 is built more solid than the current lineups of starter DSLR's. In all honesty, I've never found the need to upgrade the body at all since it's the lenses and flashes that really make the difference in terms of equipment.
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