Yes... we are all "gadget junkies." Hell- Im even worse off- I'm surrounded by cameras all day! One thing that I have noticed though is that the customers coming in for the SLR's are few (I'm talking the OLY E-300, NIKON D70(s) & D50, and the CANON Rebel XT). Granted, I have been employed at the store for only a few months now, but I have seen only one customer come in & inquire about the 20D. That pretty much shows what the consumers & most photographers are looking at in reality. Most of what "serious" photographers are beginning to look at are the likes of the CANON S-2 or the SONY H-1. Both have 12x optical zoom (roughly 35-400mm)lenses with Image Stabilization and cost roughly $500- 1/8 of what the afforementioned camera costs (and thats before the lens). Yes- it may be "only" a 5mpix... but how large do we make our images? If I recall- a 5mpix would go to a good 13x19 image and stay somewhat sharp. For me- I'd rather work with what I have & Improve as well as challenge my imagination. However- It is nice to dream of a camera like that on occasion.

Message edited on: 08/23/2005 13:11