Just a few more points you might want to consider 1. I have seen the EOS 10D for 950 sterling much, less than I paid. 2. Noise levels are excellent, ISO 100 zero, 200 I cant see any, 400 very slight, 800 some noise, 1600, visible but very acceptable, 3200 useable and less than film equivalent (in my opinion) 3 Burst mode 9 frames at 3fps at shutter speeds 1/250 + (4 frames on Rebel) 4. Shutter lag! What is shutter lag? This is the best I have seen except for the 1D, 1D mkII and 1Ds (which all have a BIG price tag) Rebel slightly slower bur not really noticeable. 5. (Maybe most importantly) Knowing Canon there may well be a new version very soon it was only a year between the D60 and 10D, and Canon are likely to act on the release of the Nikon D70 which I am told is also an excellent camera (I am a Canon user by default) but cant deny that Nikon are up there at the top of the tree too. The next incarnation is likely to be even cheaper still. 6. I believe that the Rebels auto focus is not manually selectable like the 10Ds but that may be fixed with newer firmware. All this of course is just my opinion based on my own experience and on talking to others (including professionals) that have used these cameras. In my opinion the DSLR is by far the better option over a compact Prosumer cameras. The image sensor on a DSLR is physically bigger than on a compact and this is why the noise levels tend to be much less.

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