Tan, yes, I have seen leeco's gallery and I was mighty impressed. And I will keep your advice about exposure and length of the lense in mind. It's been so long since I used an SLR that I think I will have to re-learn almost every one of the small lessons I taught myself when using an SLR. :D Garlor, while I don't think your reply answers any of my questions :p ;), your photos certainly enlighten me to the capabilities of the 400D, which looks pretty good to me. I'll try to get a good solid look at the 400D tomorrow - together with the Olympus 510, Pentax K10, and Nikon 40x and 80, which look like the most promising options for me right now, even if the Nikon 80 is at the upper end of what I am willing to spend on an "entry-level" DSLR. I'll keep you guys posted on how that turns out. :)