I wonder... is this a continuation of previous thread that TS had started? If it was... why was the need to start this thread?
Second, there are still heaps of information that is missing,
things like -
1) budget,
2) features he/she wanted most,
etc
Then does TS go to the shops to actually had a feel of the cameras that he had listed down? And since he/she is familiar with Nikon does TS wanted to jump ship and try out other brands of camera?
If all these are not answered, then all of us are just wasting our time trying to help him/her and in the end he would just start another thread to ask people what camera to get again.