So... I decided upon the Panasonic Lumix FZ50... for various reasons. I love the flip up-and-around LCD screen, the 12x zoom, the macro, the manual zoom and focus... It's not an SLR, but it's what I need at the moment. And I'm REALLY happy with it!
Going to the Cape winelands next week (that's if my boss still allows me to have the leave - I quit my job about a week ago), so I'm hoping for some good shots. Getting a bit nervous though because I haven't really practiced yet!
There was a full moon the other night - wanted to take photos of it, but I got cold, and then ddt-poison came around... so all I had (my first, over exposed shot) was a