Nikon DF

[Highway 61]

Highway, I am way behind you, I don't even have anything decent like a D700, I shoot a D40x I bought for $275

The D40x is an excellent and very capable camera, it's nothing else than the sensor of the D200 in a smaller and lighter body with an almost equally good VF, so if you install some good glass on it there is no reason not to be happy with the results. Frankly I'd keep it till it dies instead of spending money on a D7000.