Originally Posted by
pa_sjo
I think you'll be better off with a decent compact camera.. because you need a long zoom lens to do photos of cars on tracks, but a completely different lens for taking pics of your kids at home..
However, a really good compromise is a Nikon D40 and a Nikkor 18-200 VR lens.. but that little package is knocking on £800
Price is miles out! I've just bought my first DSLR last week, a Nikon D60 with 18-55mm VR lens and an additional 55-200mm VR lens, with 4GB SDHC card from a UK seller on ebay for 489.99 delivered to my front door
Been out with it a couple of times recently, and i love it
Some of my photo's if anyones interested
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30990332@N02/