Camera, anyone?

New Years 2010, I had a brilliant revelation. Save $2 a day, every day.

Sounds easy enough, right?

Of course it's not easy! You forget. You don't have cash on you. You have a ton of change. You only have a $20 bill.

It's not easy. But I have continued to save spare change, dollar bills, fives and twenty dollar bills all year long.

I keep it in the piggy bank in the kitchen a bank guarded by robots. And now I'm ready for my reward.


This is more of a necessity than a desire, right? Better product shots, better blog photos, an overall improvement in the world of documentation + paper crafting.
Okay, maybe I took it too far.

This is the camera I've had my eye on, and I would love to hear your thoughts. What I'm looking for: DSLR, professional quality photos, long-lasting in the photography field (not to be replaced with a better model tomorrow), amazing automatic function (I don't know much about photography), a good learning curve (I plan on taking DSLR photography classes), under $700... that's pretty much it. Any advice is greatly appreciated.. my readers are the bestest + smartest. :)