[Just call me Al]

I think that the 'leaking' of the D700 was clever marketing by Nikon, after all you couldn't pay for advertising like the speculation it got for free, & they could judge a price people would pay by reading the forums etc. Canon knew this & maybe hurried up there new camera, having a month or so to sort out publicity & knowing they would not be too late, as the D700 was not available until the end of July, thus preventing people jumping ship, as I was about to, & maybe still will if the Canon is too dear.