I am looking at a DSLR Camera

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Originally Posted by Darrell

I ended up going with a Lodge Brother today who is a photographer.

I got a Nikon d40 with the 18-55 lens. He also gave me the 18-200 lens because it just collects dust for him.

I think my next purchase for it will be the SB 600 flash. I got a nice bag, but no tripod yet.

Very good camera.

Darrell,
As a former photographer who carried around on his shoulder enough flash power to reach the moon, I believe in more as opposed to less when it comes to flash power. You can always tone down power but you can't push power you don't have. I particularly used more as I threw light around, as opposed to directly at my subject.
Spend the extra money on the SB800.

I like it better than the SB600 for a few reasons.
One, already mentioned, more power.
Two, comes with a nifty diffuser cap that will allow you to shoot just about anywhere indoors with soft lighting as I did for weddings. You can always buy (and should) a better diffuser like a Gary Fong Whale or Dome.
Three, more power.
Four, more power.

Those are the eight good reasons.