Pentax K100D

Advantages: shake reduction in body, high ISO, low noise
Disadvantages: no automatic ccd cleaning

I bought this camera about 14 months ago and mode a couple of thousands photos with it so far. 6 mega pixel doesn't sound much, but is definitely enough. Who honestly ever makes printouts lager then 24x16"? But the "disadvantage of the low number of pixels make some other advantages possible: ISO3200 with very low noise, smaller, usable picture files etc. Also the Share Reduction being built into the camera instead of the lenses (like Canon does) ... Read review

This camera was the best value to price ratio on the market at the time I have decided to purchase my first SLR. It is very comfortable in handling and makes very good quality photos. There is also pretty wide spectrum of used lenses available in a very good price, so that ensures me it was a good buy.