Hi Yorkiegirl I bought myself that model out of my christmas money, I love it! Now I just need to get a bigger lens, the one it was supplied with is fine, but always good to have a longer range. Just waiting for the slimmer me to use it on myself! I would love to go on a photography course and learn the art of taking really good photos (you know the type where you switch off the 'auto' button haha).
Mags, the Canon 400D Eos is a dream, it is lightweight compared with the Nikon, it also has a self-cleaning function to sweep the inside of the lens of any dust. I trawled through the net looking for the best camera to suit me, and this one came up trumps, it's so easy to use. But each to their own I guess. I would go for a canon or nikon to be honest. Angela x