To all you who are "waiting" for this or that, I'd encourage you to stay a bit
ahead of the learning curve by sticking your toe in the water, at least. The
best way to do this is to buy yesterday's technology, which is available for a
fraction of what it originally cost.
For example, you can get a factory refurb Olympus D-600L for under $200. It has
the trusty through-lens viewing that SLR shooters are used to, and was THE
camera to have just a few short years ago, when my dad paid almost $1600 for
one. It's still as useful a camera now as it was when it cost $1600!
To best understand what digital can or cannot do, you have to play with it.
This will also allow you to make a better purchasing decision when you do
decide to jump full into the water.
I'm on my 4th digital. I started with an Apple QuickTake. Even though I still
shoot a lot of film, my latest digital (an E-20) paid for itself within weeks
of purchase for a specific client. At each step, I've learned stuff I couldn't
have learned just by reading magazines.
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