Noise control one of the most important factor which determines the quality of the photo for me and many other people. Sure, if you one is thinking of going professional, one should buy DSLR which would allow the flexibility of the use of multiple lenses for various situation. And as far as my knowledge about photography is concern, if one is buying DSLR than the best brand would be Nikon as there are many lenses which are comptabile with it. So far have used Nikon D70S, Sony DSC F828, Sony DSC F717 and Fujifilm F30. These days I have given up on big cameras and instead been monitoring the price of F31FD, once the price goes down, I am gonna get it. Gahugoro, I will get back to you later. Regards, Rai