SLR digital, Canon or Nikon, any camera will be fine for every amateur photographer, even the Canon 300D (I'm using one). Any SLR camera body from Canon and Nikon has enough quality for almost every purpose. The real thing is about lens. Canon has about 50 different lens for their DSLR models, the EF and the new EFS series. The quality, the variety and price ranges are wide. I would suggest to save on the body and invest heavily on lens.