I bought a Total kit set from my local Costco... D40x plus two lenses, 18-55 and 55-200zoom lens along with a carrying case and 1 gig memory card for $975. This camera is meant to compete directly with the Canon XTi model. I was gonna go for the D80 but its little out of my price range. I read the reviews on the XTi and my D40x, both were almost equal but a few things made me decide on the D40x. I figured this is a good DLSR for beginners and will upgrade years down the road when I'm more experienced with them.