Yeah some very good advice given here Vera Go for the best you can afford it is certainly very worthwhile to explore the 2nd hand market if you are pushed, and then you can afford better quality optics.. And save yourself money later when less good objectives may need to be replaced as your skills increase further, you do good work, and it will be a natural progression to get less satisfied with optics as the quality from DSLR gives you so much more.. When I got my 10D 2 years ago it Cost 1500 and you can now pick one up for a third of that.. The 20D has been replaced so will be a good Camera if you can find one or any of the Nikon Range that have been replaced.. Not being sexist but a DSLR is quite big and heavy esp with a decent sized Zoom the 350D is nice and compact as DLSR's go and you may find this suits you best.. I am sure you can go to a dealer and try them to see which suits you.. There is also some fantastic new Prosumer models with a high pixel count that will produce high quality prints you require.. I have invested in an quality A3 printer and now do all my own.. If you have been using film a Digital will soon pay for itself.. Good luck with your choice

Danny O'Byrne  http://www.digitalartzone.co.uk/

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