This one is special. Try searching for the Nikon 8800 in the electronics stores in Europe (Saturn, Media Markt... or the US Best Buy, Circuit City ....), the store sales will guide you to the Nikon 8400. This is an indication of the popularity and the short supply of the Nikon 8800.
Nikon maintains its supremacy in the high end consumer photo euipment.
The Camera feels great in your hand. Its got the right grip and the black color looks great.
Some quick Pros:
-Fast Startup time
-Great Optical Zoom 432 mm (thats 12x for photo weenies)
-Just the right weight (not too heavy or light)
-Small but capable built in flash
-Fanatastic 8 MP CCD
-Tilt and Swivel LCD screen (the screen is brilliant 2’’) some fantastic angles can be taken up for photographs
-Great bundled software
-Good battery life
-easy to find filters to fit on the lens
Some cons:
-lens cap can be cumbersome to fix (My dad fixed it to the body with a leather thread)
-expensive (be ready to dish out about 35K INR about 750 Euros)
-Night photography as usual is a challenge
-No support for SD cards (Nikons supports the XD slot which is larger but more expensive)
A great camera which will give you good results and will make you proud.