Tom the camera I set out to get WAS a digital SLR in fact an XT rebel.
This is not an SLR, but it is much lighter than the XT which means I cart it all over with me, very neat and light.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
I cant believe how much they have come down mine was £200 in May of this year.