I am also in the market for one :) I was recently looking at the Nikon D40. It has decent mega pixels- 6.1 - and doesn't blow a hole in your wallet - roughly around 600 bucks. My colleague bought one a few weeks ago and the pictures are great. If you haven't already done so, check out this and other Nikons on Cnet: - http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6501_7-0.html?filter=1000036_5250474_1104641_5105434_&tag=dffl3_1 Good luck - let us know what you end up buying :)