Mr Smith recently got interested in photography.
After buying his first P&S and finding it too restrictive in the lens department, he rapidly graduated to a super zoom bridge camera but quickly found out that the tiny sensor was frustrating him on the IQ dept., especially in anything low lightish.
So off goes Mr Smith to buy a spanking new DSLR.
He enters the camera shop and sees all these marvelous beasts staring at him with their small tags covered in barbaric terms.
This time, he wants something "serious", entry level won't do.
So he goes to the "expert section: there, on the shelf seat 5 DSLRs: a 40D, an A700, an E3, a K20 and a D300.
They all look quite the same: serious impressive and well built.
OK, lets look at the tags (by MSRP price):
K20 says: 14,6MP
, ISO 100-6400, Live view, Shake Reduction, Weather resistant - $1199
40D says: 10MP
, ISO 100-3200
, Live view, Dust resistant -$1199
A700 says: 12,5MP
, ISO 100-6400, No Live View
Anti Shake Weather resistant - $1399
E3 says: 10MP
, ISO 100-3200
, Live view, Anti Shake, Weather resistant - $1699
D300 says: 12,5MP
, ISO 100-6400, Live View, Weather Sealed - $1799
Mmmmhhhh... what will Mr Smith choose...