My sister decided she wanted an SLR, and nearly insisted I sell her my D60 which I bought from Mark not that long ago. She rightly assumed I could be tempted into upgrading. Of course, I agreed on the basis that I'd just order a 350D for a few dollars more, and enjoy all the latest advancements. Then I got to reading the reviews, and the 20D looks attractive because it has all the features I'd never know to miss with the rebel - mainly knobs and buttons instead of menus. Of course, the better AF and 5fps (vs 3) would certainly be nice. However, I'd probably improve my pictures more with a $450 lense upgrade.

After I'd considered all these issues, the damn voice in the back of my head piped up, and said "hmmm, I wonder what a 1D Mk1 goes for". It seems they go for around $1500, which is yet again "just a bit" more than the 20D. The immediate downside is half the megapixels, but in all honesty I don't print much at all, and when I do it's reasonable sizes. 45 Point autofocus sounds amazing, though I've never used it. The overbuilt professional nature of it sounds great also. The humor in mounting my 50mm f1.8 (Mk1!) lense to it would be much enjoyed.

Does anyone have any advice? Mainly I'm just trying to think about all the options. Switching systems is not an option, however, as I want to maintain compatibility with the d60 I'm selling my sister, and I want to keep my old lenses. The rebel I could afford in the very near future, anything more than that would probably require waiting a (painful) month or two until I could afford them.

Matthew