greeetings... not that i have an immediate plans for such a purchaxe, but i can't notice some cool looking cams out there...around 1000 (us)fro a few. canon xpk,, canon 20d, nison d70/even d100...(why doesn't anyone here ever talk about brands such as "minolta", olympus, ect. are you all biased? so..i realize these 1000-range models are geared torward the amature...but still seem very cool...figure such a camera would more than seve the needs of most amatures, perhaps even some pros(depending on needs)....so even though the 1.5 ration of lens to littler than 35 mm film-sized chip complicated matters somewhat...i have a quesionts. what chip performs better(nison/canon).....any other important factosrs to consider when choosing such a slr? TY kindly....some day...if i ever feel i advance enough, and /or have a reason that would demand such a purchace...i may get such a beast(although by that time there will prob b a Nikon D1,000,000 w/1000 MP, ect, but whatever. (I do realize most the aboved metnioned models include a "standard" zooom, and lenses can b VERY costly....add some lights, ect...U b out 10 grand easy! :-) thanks kindly....(i have an advanced compact "builit in zoom digi")works well !....and I also have a nice Minolta Maxxum 70 someodd thing or other. Its new is all I know, and is amazing......it even has a flash that can be remotely activated, and I got the standare 28-90 zoom, and a not-so expensive Minolta 70 - 300 D zoom. Cool cam!