Oops... I was talking first about the 50mm f/1.4.... The quotes seemed to have disappeared..too short I mean.

If cost is a key factor, consider refurbished. The XSi is a fine unit in terms of image quality for the money, but the 20D/30D/40D/50D series step you up into a relatively bad ass sports camera for not too much more. I still get a kick out of my obsolete and 'slow' 5 frames per second on my 30d.


Hey, does anybody know anything about those Casio cameras that claim 40 frames per second? For $600 or so, I'm guessing that the optics are nothing to smile about, but it sounds pretty cool for getting pictures of explodiding things ...