Looks awesome dude. Taken many shots with that 50mm lens? That is the same lens that a friend suggested I get straight off the bat.

So it's Pay Day and I'm going for the XTI Kit with the EF-S 18-55mm Lens. Plus the Canon EF 50mm F/1.8 II Lens.

Total price inc. Shipping from Beachcamera.com = $836.99

Will pick up a 4GB Compact Flash card from Newegg.com for about $100. So that puts me in under the $1000 target, with some money so spare for a couple of UV filters.

Will be saving for the Canon EF 70-200mm F/4.0 or something similar for my birthday.