Digital 35mm SLRs?

pipingguy asks: "Canon has released the first(?) 'low-priced' digital 35mm SLR with interchangeable lenses with the Digital Rebel. I've owned a few digital and non-digital cameras over the years (and am by no means a photography expert), and most annoying was the lack of manual zoom and focus, not to mention the barely-noticeable millisecond delay between button click and shutter closure. Can any owners of this and other digitals provide some opinions on how this new model compares to the more expensive digital 35mm's and typical $300 SLRs? Is it time to buy?"

Re:Digital Photography Review

[dubiousmike]

"photograph is an expensive hobby!"

So expensive, one can't afford the y

SLR?

[Anonymous Coward]

No attempt is made to expand on this acronym, no link is provided.

Next up on "Ask Slashdot": What the fuck is SLR ?

Re:Digital Photography Review

[Our Man In Redmond]

This mirrors my thoughts this weekend, which had turned to photography anyway after I managed to wreck the lens assembly on my P&S Olympus. :(

My granddaughter is fascinated with my camera, and likes to take pictures. Most of what she takes is, well, what you would expect from a six-yar-old. However, if I get her a digital camera (even a cheap one) she can learn how to shoot pictures and at least hit what she's aiming for, and we'll have both the instant gratification of her getting to see her work right away and the cost saving of not having to develop rolls of pictures of her thumb.

I figure if we get her a camera for Christmas, by the time she's ten she'll be selling her work to Newsweek. (Or Weekly World News, if she confines her work to members of the family.)