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Advice: cameras
The one thing I want more than anything in this world is a professional grade camera. I want to be able to capture our lives as newlyweds, my new nephew, etc etc...and maybe really get into photography as a little more than a hobby.
Only problem is I know NOTHING about cameras or photography 
Does anyone have any advice for a good starter camera (read: good but on the inexpensive side of the spectrum)?
I've heard mixed reviews about Canons and hear Nikon is the best but more expensive. Agree?
TIA!
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Re: Advice: cameras
You can't go wrong with a Canon or Nikon, IMO. I have a Canon XS which is one of their entry level DSLRs. I love it. LOVE it. I got it shortly before our trip to Italy this spring and I have so many amazing pictures from our trip thanks to that camera. The camera and stock lens were $400? maybe $450. However, stock lenses aren't really great and don't offer much in terms of zoom (this is true of Canons and Nikons). For my birthday, I got a better lens that offers more zoom - and it's a $250 lens and you can't really find them much cheaper. I also have an external flash that I love and it really improves the interior photos.
I highly recommend the book Understanding Exposure if/when you get a DSLR. It is such a great learning tool.
I agree that you really can't go wrong with either a Nikon or Canon and most professionals will tell you that it's more a matter of personal preference than anything--how it feels in your hand, the way the menus work, location of buttons, etc.
I really don't know of any inexpensive DSLRs so I can't help you there. Photography gets to be a pricey hobby really fast (this from the girl who's DH just treated himself to enough new camera equipment to cover the next few Christmases, birthdays, anniversaries, etc.). I know the Canon Rebel is a common first-time DSLR and should be able to grow with you for a while. But that body will still run you a few hundred dollars, and once you get into lenses...oh boy.
We bought an Olympus E-volt a few years ago. It came with two lenses. We love it! We are certainly not professionals, but we have taken some amazing photos.