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I can put you in contact with someone who's selling some used but not abused Canon Rebel XT digi SLR's. She works for a company that does school pictures and they are moving through some of their equipment. Think they are selling them for $200 with a lens and such. Its a killer deal for a decent, if a bit dated camera. Its a great setup for doing outdoor stuff since its cheap. Definitely a good one to learn how to do DSLR stuff with too. Not sure what the lense is, but the camera is a 6mp variety I believe.
For what its worth, its really night and day difference between a DSLR and a point and shoot style camera, even the higher end ones. Having that optical lens that you can swap out makes such a huge difference. I agree that you should stick with Nikon or Canon, as they are both great and lead the pack (without being more expensive then the other competitors). I love my Nikon D50 and would stick with Nikon in a second. There's not much between them and Canon though. Lastly, unless you plan on blowing up your photo's way huge or need to take a bagillion pictures a second, get a cheap camera body and spend you money on lenses. They are the thing thats really gonna make a difference for what kind of pictures you want to take. Zoom lenses are great for sports stuff, especially kayaking and other outdoor pursuits.
Anyways, if you are interested in getting one of those camera's, I can check with my friend tomorrow. Shoot me a PM if you are (or anyone else). They had about 6 they wanted to get rid of, so not totally sure if they are gone or not.
JH
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