I brought a Canon 350D SLR two years ago and very good ar....
of coz if you're considering to buy a digital SLR, 400D laaa...
my dream SLR is Ds Mark II.... ...(too expensive laaa)
the quality is good and the shutter time is acceptable... the Av mode is quite okay compare with non-D series... (of coz the grading of the compare must be cheaper than those non-D series laaa...)
Well, it's true that the size of SLR is quite bulky compare with those handy DC... but in my mind, it's worth to buy ga...especially when u see your products.... woooooooooooo!!!