Although graphic design has been my hobby for several years, I am just getting into photography. Right now, I use a plain Canon 5 megapixel digital camera, and I want to invest in a real camera that's best for still life, macro, and landscape photographs. Anyone haev any suggestions on where I can start looking? Thanks a lot!!!

According to Steve’s Digicams these are The Best cameras currently available.

This is the camera to get if you ask me...

[quote]The Canon EOS 5D digital SLR offers a full-frame CMOS sensor with 12.8 megapixels of resolution at an affordable price of $3,299 USD. It is the world’s smallest and lightest full-frame digital SLR and features Canon’s proprietary DIGIC II Image Processor allows users to shoot up to 3 frames per second; record up to 60 full-resolution JPEGs and 17 RAW images in a single burst. The camera includes a new 9-point AF system with six supplemental AF points for fast and precise focusing and a new 2.5-inch LCD/TFT screen with 230,000 pixels that’s viewable even at extreme angles. [/quote]

A good camera for me, might not be good for someone else. A Canon person will have a different view regarding his or her camera vs a Nikon or Olympus or anything else. All depends what you are looking for regarding features, price, accesories, and all the different little things that makes them unique. www.dpreview.com is a good site if you want to do some research and they compare cameras with others within the same range. Good luck. Tony

you should definitely look at dpreview for sure as they have full coverage of all the new models launched this week at the Photokina show in Cologne.