well it's quite an interesting thread here... i guess it's absolutely right - the photographers eye ist most important for a good picture...!!! you can even do brilliant shots with a 3 MP digicam.... for posting them in the net it's enough resolution... i personally have such a little thing which i use sometimes - otherwise i'm using my SLR -- ATTENTION: NON Digital ;) - so print films... and i have to say: i think twice or three times about a pic... if i do the click - one of my print's done... not delete or something else... that's training... :) and apart from this... it's more important to look on the mirror-reflex-finder thank look through it... :) anyway - i'd encourage all to try an train - no matter what equipment they have... also beacuse - as andreas pointed out - it's important to learn to use what you have... i'm not sure whether i'd need all the funcionality of a BIG DSLR... i am still learning to use my loved canon :) if i got that done i can think about more...!!!