I'm not yet been able to confirm this, but there are reports that D300 cameras made at the Thailand factory beginning this week no longer are including the free Capture NX offer. I would assume that this would apply to new D3 production, as well. That would indicate that Nikon has manufactured the 300,000 D3/D300's that they promised to include the free converter with. Don't panic quite yet--as far as I can tell, all D300's currently in stores still have the free software. But this is just a heads up: if you were holding off for some reason, you might want to factor in the software and make your final decision soon. Moreover, check the box you get. Some dealers may soon have both new (without software) and older (with software) inventory.