Hi! Santa brought me a Canon EOS Rebel XS for Christmas in 2010, and I'm still learning as I go. I appreciate your feedback! I moved to Portland last year and am LOVING it here! Tons to see and do with amazingly friendly people everywhere - and certainly lots to take pictures of! And since my smartphone (HTC Droid Incredible 2) has a more than decent 8MB camera, I often use that in my travels.