Thanks for the welcome. (You're right; I probably need to throw out a lot of my photos!) - Russ

Thanks a lot! I'll look into both.

Hello from Colorado Springs, CO! I'm not new to photography, but I'm pretty "un-schooled". I really look for to accessing the wealth of knowledge available through Ugly Hedgehog.

I do have a question at this early juncture:

I have a 10-year old Nikon CoolPix 5000 10mp camera. It has served me well, but I think it's time to "upgrade" to a mid-range DSLR. There is a huge variety out there and I'm totally lost. I think that I would like to get close to 20mp, at least 16mp. Does anyone have a recommendation that won't break the bank of this retired, disabled, fixed income fledgling?