Fuzzy, From what I have read on the D50, I would be leaning more towards the D70. The D70 kit comes with the 18-70mm lens which is a sweet lens! You can purchase the Nikkor 70-300mm lens rather inexpensively. I don't know about either of the other two lenses they are offering with the D50. Nikon had a $200 rebate when I purchased mine about six months ago. shrug If I were going to invest that much in a Canon D SLR I would have to overlook the Digital Rebel,spend a little more and go with the 20D body, then spend a little more to get a quality lens to go with her, because the kit lens included isn't all that. As a side note: If it looks to good to be true, it probably is. I would much rather make a purchase like this from someone local, simply because if you have a problem, the local guy isn't going to give you any kind of help if you buy from someone off the internet. If you buy from the local guy, and there are any problems, you just go to them and they are usually more then willing to help you in any way they can. Thats my two cents. Brenda :)