Bought my first camera from my first paycheck from my paperun when I was 12 - moved onto Canon and was impressed by the clarity of the lens - lost that in Macau in the backseat of a taxi so got into Nikon with my first SLR for the return trip to China the following year - stunning shots - stunning travels - and a few more compact Canons with good zooms - but finally gave digital a go with a Samsung as it was half price and had high pixels - shocked by the amazing lens which turned out to Pentax which was a pleasant blessing - that kept jamming up though so had to go good digital but still couldnt afford DSLR - the Panasonic TZ series with its zooms up to 300mm with quality as good as an SLR has been a lot to beat but doesnt have much coping ability with movement for necessary people and movement shots! - so finally I got the financial opportunity to grab the Nikon D90 which finally arrived on the scene....was waiting to be fixed for a while though and the TZ3 which seemed much better than the TZ5 was stolen :( - and unfortunately I never did get myself into any professional studies to focus on my passion for photographing everything but I know I really must go do another good course soon.....