Cigary

Do plenty of research on different cameras,,,what you want personally from it and how much you want to add later. Ask tons of questions and go to the stores and see for yourself,,test drive it and see how it "feels" in your own two hands. Read the personal reviews from others. I love photography and what works for one does not necessarily work for others. There are alot of good products out there but until you get them in your hot little hands you won't really know what it's like,,,kind of like test driving a car. Would you buy it before a test drive? Try tigerdirectdotcom for some decent pricing. One thing I learned early for digital you don't need anything over 8mp unless you are going to do some banner printing.