#6, you should be happy with your D70s.

I have a F80, and got a D70 a year ago. The DSLR is a wonderful bit of kit. It pays for itself so quickly with the savings on film etc, it's amazing. Put a good lens on it, and the image quality is very imprssive indeed.


As for Photoshop, get it, but you don't need to get the full version. Photoshop elements ( the stripped down version ) does almost everything, and does it just as well as the full version. The only difference virtually any non-professional user will notice is the price tag.