[caleb]

In todays age waiting 4 a better item will leave u stranded 4ever coz in 6 months there'll b ppl who'll tell u that what u r buying is crap (the same ppl may have spoken glorious things about it in the past) so identify ur current need is & buy it. If u want 2 take great photos with a good deal of manual controls go 4 p880 also there a steep learning curve with SLR's...
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?...sometimes it can b frustrating...I have seen ppl give up on photography after investing in expensive SLR's coz they could not devote enough time, olny to find cobwebs n fungus on their expensive camera...so buy an SLR if u have time & patience to invest in photography otherwise a prosumer like p880 will more than meet ur needs as u can grow into SLR when u find urself enjoying & learning more.