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jspek, considering his budget he would not be able to afford a prosumer body, let alone a decent lens on top of that. Maybe an old one with a LOT of shots on it, but nothing remotely new.

GC8drifter86, why would you recommend a D50 over, say, a Rebel XT or XTi? Or maybe even the XS...you can buy a brand new XS with a kit lens for like $500, and of course less for the body alone. Then, you're getting a new camera with a full warranty and no unknown history.

btw I'm said friend with the XTi (and Tamron 17-50mm XR Di-II LD, Canon 50mm f/1.8 II, and Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L). 97TurboDSM, did you upgrade to a prosumer body? If so, which one did you get? I really have my eyes on a 50D but that's way down the road for me...

I agree with those who have said to go and play with each one. You can't really understand much of the operation of a camera until you play with it, and how it works is one of the most important things to consider when looking at DSLRs. The main reason why I went for an XTi was because I had been using my school's XT for over a year and was familiar with how it worked and all of the button placements.