Originally posted by Suhail The first decision is always brazenly good. The reflection on it is all hindsight and an exercise in futility.
You did a great job my friend.
Agreed about the reflection.. no time machines.. no going back.. but you wouldn't want to in this case!
For a first DSLR, you got a rather incredible one, kraigg007! This is my 3rd and it is still rather incredible to me.
I ordered one too -- This camera at high ISO is verrry nice! The top LCD panel is incredibly useful and low light focusing is fantastic. plus 14-bit RAW vs 12-bit in many other bodies.. (once you get Lightroom, try setting the camera to take RAW or RAW+ with format set to DNG -- you can do A LOT with processing in DNG format in LR)
Also, once you get a sealed lens, you can take it out into (non-monsoon) rain or dusty environments.. if that is your thing.. Don't think one can say that about the Canikonys (Canon Nikon Sony) in this price range.