Bill, they vary between US$400 to $600 from what I have seen.
I just Googled Canon G9 and looked at a few sites, especially Canon.com, the home site. There is a fair bit of info there.
I am ringing the Pro Photo shop here to price them and the Canon 40D to se what the diffference is, mainly for the reason you mentioned. As I have a stable of EF lenses already, if there is only $200 to $300 difference, then the 40D is the way to go for me.
It is touted as the Point n Shoot compact camera for pros if you need to get that quick shot without getting the Big gear out.
