I was at Sitex on Sunday afternoon, but best price was still $1488 with additional 512MB CF, not the 70-300mm lens. But I got cold feet and decided not to buy. Anyway, not sure if it's good or bad that I didn't since price dropped even more at the end (I would really have hit my head against the wall).
By the way, I tested the D5, and noticed that the image quality on the LCD was really poor (compared to my Sony W1). Also when zooming in to view, it was pixelated. Could it have been the setting?