Right, I'm getting one. It has to be SLR. I've been looking at reviews at
http://www.dpreview.com/
I'm thinking about the Nikon D50, which is £650 with a lovely looking 18-70 mm lens. (from
here
(The D50, as I understand is a slightly simpler version of the D70 which gets very good reviews as well, but is 100 odd quid more expensive)
Main rivals appear to be:
Canon EOS which gets equally good reviews, but appears to be a bit more expensive (
same retailer
The Pentax *IST is a little cheaper, but the reviews aren't quite as positive
Any thoughts? This camera would be replacing a Pentax 35mm unit (which the gf who is the main photographer here is very fond of)
Also, I'll need a memory card with it. How many shots can one expect to put on a 512 meg card?
Ta for any input
