This said though, when talking of ergonomy, the D70 is probably better
Very true, I hadn’t thought of that!
Funny you mentioned that. A water pipe in the ceilling broke over my sister’s D70s which had a nice shower. It still works beautifully!
Good advertisement for a Nikon’s weatherproofing! 🙂
By “not water-proof” I meant it likely won’t survive a dunking in the pond. Weatherproofing should keep out water that splashes on it, but once you’re underwater it doesn’t take long to force its way under the seals. I’ve seen videos of Pentax cameras being dropped in mud puddles from waist high and being covered with dust, then taken into a shower and sprayed off and surviving without any problems, but I certainly don’t recommend that you try it! 🙂