So I finally pulled the trigger on a camera. Star and I bought the new Nikon D5000 after many a month of searching for "The Perfect Camera". I talked to several people and the general consensus was between a mid ranged Canon or Nikon. I handled both and it seemed that the Nikon felt the best in my hands. I originally wanted a single lens to have an 18-200mm range. The Nikon lens in this range is almost $700 and the equivalent from Tamron is $350. After learning more about lenses and ranges, I found out why the Nikon lens was so much more. VR control. Vibration Reduction. Anytime that you zoom in past 100mm, along with a seemingly infinite other situations, if there is any movement the photo will be blurry. After considering the majority of use that we will be using the camera for I knew that the VR function was a must. Out of my price range I was disappointed that I would have to wait even longer to buy our camera.