> I bought a low-end canon recent on the basis of "it's time to jump in." > I'm glad I did; I have a MUCH better feel now for some things I like > and don't like about DSLRs, not to mention their relative merits > compared to the non-SLR versions. Although non-DSLR is considerably cheaper than DSLR I'm not tempted. Well, maybe as a secondary snap-shot camera What I've rationalised re cost is that I've decided on and accepted a price range, and the decision to mull over is how far above that I go if I have to eg if I've accepted I'll spend $1000, can I live with another $300 to get a better one or a bundle on the $1000 model But I don't want to get fussy to the point where a decision is never made because there's a never-ending examination of pros vs cons vs $$$. Which could quite easily happen because there's so much information on so many models -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist