Yea I don't know. I certainly had no gripes about my Canon, but the Nikon feels much more sturdily built than the Rebel. I also like the metal lens mounts on the D70, the canon plastic stuff always scared me a bit. Nikon glass seems to be a bit higher priced and Nikon has fewer IS/VR lenses, so for sports I can see the Canon being a better choice, but I think for what I am doing the D70 was the way to go. Both are nice tools though that I would reccomend to anyone.....