Bernard, there are a couple of errors in your article that I felt needed addressing. Both relate to your live view comments regarding the D3X.
With D3X in live view mode, the lens is stopped down in real time to whatever aperture you have set. In fact, with live view activated, you can change aperture on the fly and it is reflected real time in live view. You can see the depth of field change as you sweep through the aperture range, and can hear each aperture change as you turn the control wheel. This use of the set aperture during live view is critical, since it avoids the problem of lens focus shift. I have just confirmed this on my D3X to make sure my recollection wasn't in error. It is true that the D700 live view is with the lens wide open, regardless of what the set aperture is, and the lens is only stopped down to the set aperture when the shot is taken. I have just confirmed this on my D700. I assume the D3 behaves the same as the D700, and that the D3S behaves like the D3X, but I don't have those cameras so I can't confirm this.
The second error relates to your comment about the focus point in live view being constrained to the DX crop area of the frame. In both the D3X and D700, you can move the live view focus area anywhere in the full frame. You are not constrained to the DX crop area. Again, I have just confirmed this on my D3X and D700. I assume, but can't confirm, that the D3 and D3S behave the same way. It is true that the phase detect focus points are constrained to the DX crop area, but the phase detect focus system is only used in reflex viewing mode (with the mirror down and viewing through the viewfinder), and isn't used during live view.
One other comment regarding your review. A nit, really. I have had my D3X out in heavy rain and heavy melting snow, for extended periods of time, with the camera body soaked completely, and with the exception of my breath condensing on the surface of the LCD in cold weather, I have never experienced misting of the LCD. And I certainly have not had any persistent misting of the LCD. All I've ever had to do is wipe away my condensed breath, or rain droplets, and the LCD view is as clear as ever. Your review made it seem like this is a generic problem with D3Xs, but I can confirm it's not the case with mine, and I suspect it must have been a problem on your specific D3X. By the way, my D700 is the same, as was my D3 (now replaced by the D700).