JUst re-read Ken Rockwell's D500 page. Did anyone see this part he wrote???
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d500.htm
"Today, get the D40 for cost, the D90 for just about everything, the D700 for serious amaeturs, and the D3 for sports.
The old D300 can be forgotten; it came out in 2007 and has been surpassed by the newer D90."
HUH?!?! What drugs was he on when he wrote this?