Re: Best Option for Budget DSLR Upgrade

"Richard Freeman" <r-usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> I'm pretty happy with my Coolpix 7900, but in some more demanding 
> situations
> it isn't quite up to the job (low light, action at a distance, etc).
>
> I'm wondering what my best options are for an upgrade without spending a
> whole lot of money.  I'm seriously considering going with a used camera
so
> that I can focus more on the overall performance and less on the
features.

Get a used Xti and be done with it.  You've obviously thought this out and

your assumptions seem to be correct.  Film cameras are pretty much
obsolete 
at this point.  The Xti will do a lot more than most  film SLRs, has much 
better resolution, is quicker and cheaper to process reults, etc.  Get a 
nice lens for it and that'll probably do you for many years to come.