hmmm thanks for the input. I see nikon cams belong to the favored cams in here. I dont really have a huge amount of money to spend on my first cam. I was think about a cam cheaper than 600€. seems quite hard to find. if you´d say it doesnt pay off buying a cheap camera I would just wait some time and save more money in order to buy a better one. What do you guys mean? what are the best cams for max 600€. The XTI seems pretty close doesnt it.