rebel film> sony digital, wanted to start learning digital, caught on real quick to the idea that digital let's you experiment and learn, much cheaper over the long run than film ever did > d30, better than sony, more megapixels, and allowed me to use my existing canon lens inventory > d60, much better camera for low light than d30, but still not there yet, > 20d, skipped the 10d, not enough upgrade features from d60 to justify the money, and not done learning all the d60 capabilities yet, also took a detour in spending to start upgrading to L lenses, > xti 3 weeks ago for upcoming trip/cruise to europe, many ways equal to or better than my 20d, skipped 30d for same reasons as 10d skip, sold a couple older unused lenses to get xti plus ef-s 17-55 f/2.8 IS lens for low light church/museum work on trip, so far looks to be a good choice
what's next, well this is where it gets very interesting, unless rumored 30d replacement packs one heck of a large boost in features (40d?) it may be another skip, waiting to see what direction 5d full frame updates take, xti is one fine camera so far as i can tell, see my post over in dslr "xti impressions" where i talk about maybe having 2 bodies with seperate lens lines, 1 ef and 1 ef-s
canon has put themselves into a dilemma i feel, the xti is better than many appreciate and they are under a lot of pressure from nikon d40, may have to up features and drop price substantially on a prosumer full frame to replace 5d/d30 together
pmia may bring clarity to the situation
gary