I just purchased this camera, and so far, it is the best camera I have seen! It takes very high quality pictures (of course standard for an SLR). When purchasing, you have an option to choose whether you want a Silver one, or a Black one. Both look very nice, but the silver one is my favorite!

Options:
The camera is great for people beginning SLR photography, (SLR stands for Single Lens Reflex; it is the kind professional photographers usually use for their photography) or pro's needing a new camera. It has many different options to choose from for your picture. There are basic options, and creative options. For the basic options, the camera automatically chooses the best options for the picture. Although, if the auto-focus feature doesn't focus correctly, then you can easily focus it yourself. For the creative options (these are for more advanced photographers), you can change everything from aperture to white balance to focus. I personally am new the SLR photography, so I am no pro at this, but I do know a few things about the creative options.

Lens:
You can buy the camera two different ways: with a lens, or without a lens. I purchased the one with a lens. The lens is more of a standard everyday lens you would use for taking quick pictures. It is a 18mm-55mm lens (that is the approximate equivalent to a 28mm-90mm lens on 35-mm film camera) that goes from fairly wide-angle to tele-photo. The F-stop range is 3.5 to 22.

The camera is very easy to operate. After I opened the box, I took the first picture within 5 minutes. So it is quite simple to operate, even for a beginner.

If you have the camera on <MF> (Manual Focus) mode, then it can take about 3 pictures per second. But on <AF> (Auto Focus) mode, then you can only take about one picture per 1 second. Still very fast compared to a Point-and-shoot camera.

One thing some people might have to get used to, if they are upgrading from a Point-and-Shoot camera, is that you cannot look through the LCD to frame your picture, you can only use the view-finder. This was not hard for me, as I usually used the view finder on my old camera anyway.

Transferring picts:
When transferring your pictures to your computer, you will notice it takes significantly longer. Pictures on Point-and-Shoot cameras are usually about 500 kilobytes - 1 megabyte (a megabyte is the equiv. to 1000 kilobytes). But on SLR's, the average size of the pictures is 3 megabytes - 3.5 megabytes. The file-size gets even bigger if you shoot in RAW format instead of JPEG format. RAW format in short is basically a very high-quality high-detail format that you usually have to have a special program on your computer to use that format (included with camera). I do not know enough about RAW format to go into it in depth, but think of it as high quality.

Memory Card:
When choosing a memory card, you want to get the largest one available to you. A 1 gigabyte (gigabyte is about 1000 megabytes) is the smallest you would want. That would hold about 260 pictures. Those 260 pictures will go bye fast when you can shoot as fast as this camera can. So a 1GB, 2GB, or a 3GB (GB stands for Gigabyte) are probably your best options.

Weight:
The camera does not weigh that much. I mean for how much there is to it, it is quite light. It is very easy to carry around.

Neck Strap
A neck strap is very important when you have a camera this valuable. But the one it comes with is not the best. It is uncomfortable, and kinda bulky. So you probably will want to buy one separate from the one that comes with the camera. But so far, that is the only thing I dislike about it.

If you are into professional photography, or just want to learn, then this is an excellent camera for you. There are over 50 lenses that you can buy for your camera that can get very pricey, but sometimes it is very worth it. I feel that every dime I spent was well worth it!

Recommended:
Yes

Amount Paid (US$): 699.99
This Camera is a Good Choice if You Want Something... Solid Enough for a Professional