Thanks guys, I bought the camera this morning and shot about 30 test pics with it already and I am more than happy with it.
My other lenses work perfectly with the new SLR-cam (tried my EFS 75-300 lense and it worked fine). Most of my cameras are Canon and so I am familiar with a lot of features already. Jimmy, I have the powershot A95 too and that was no longer enough. My plan for next year is to go the the South Pacific (French Polynesia, Samoa and Cook Islands). As this will be a 'once in a lifetime'-thing my A95 is not enough. I want to use filters, lenses AND want to know immediately whether the pic has turned out okay or not (as I will probably not have the chance to go back and shoot it again). So the digital SLR was a must for me. Will try to get familiar with the features and possibilities I have until then.
Ginger, hope we can compare foto-experiences in Seattle...
I had a look at the 20D too but with all the trips I've been doing lately it was just too expensive. And I think the 350D will do fine for me.
Would load some pics up but I guess I should work on uploading the Texas pics instead...
Will start on that task this evening...
Andrea