Thanks, Tan. :) I am really stunned by the "handheld" you just posted - but OTOH I know that a bit of luck is usally necessary to capture insects. ;) Than again, if the 400 is anything like your 350 it starts to look more and more like a good option for me. Now, here's something else that's important to me. Maybe some of you Canon users can answer this: How steep is the learning curve with the Canon, or to put it another way, how good are the automatic settings? I know myself, and I know that once I get a DSLR I want to go out and shoot nice pictures immediately and not study the manual for a week before I can take my first shot. ;) :D