I agree with neverfinder. While having 5 new cameras with dust seems very very unlucky, I have been shooting with my Digital Rebel now for 4 months. I have cleaned the sensor once. Cleaning the sensor really should be no more than taking a bulb and blowing the dust off. I think of it as just part of cleaning my camera. If you get some stubborn dust then you might have to wipe the sensor, which is not as hard as most people make it out to be. I don't accept dust spots, I check my camera every couple of weeks, if I have them I clean the sensor by blowing the dust off. Not much more trouble than cleaning a lens and worrying about scratching it. I would clone out dust spots if I got one, just as I would if I got a spot on the front of my lens. Bottom line is I personally thing the advantages of digital are worth the 5 minutes it takes me to clean my sensor.