New camera choices...Canon G6/Konica Minolta A200?

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Hey all, I'm fairly new to the site, found my way over from mtbr.com and am hoping to get some opinions. I'm in the market for a new digicam, I'm an avid photographer and really enjoy and take a lot of pride in trying to take good photos. Right now I'm using a 3 year old Kodak Easyshare 3460? 3.1 mp that is nearing it's last leg after a recent fall(will keep it as a beater cam, it's always worked well). I do a ton of outdoor landscape/scenery shots and like to mix in some actions shots here and there (a few pics taken withthe old cam below to give a general idea of what the camera would be used for). I've been doing a lot of looking around and read plenty of reviews on photographyreview.com (nice site, very helpful).

I'm looking for a camera that I could really grow as a photographer with (not much 'training' other than a class I took way back in HS). I'm hoping to start trying some more wide angle shots and want to get fisheye and polarizing lenses to tinker around with as well. I've made a few 8x10 prints using the current cam and would like to do some larger ones in the future. One of my biggest concerns is price, I'm on a tight budget and trying to keep the camera at or below the $500-600 range. Right now I'm leaning towards something along the lines of a Canon G6/Konica Minolta A200. They seem to be a good value overall and about as close to a DSLR as I can get right now without having to make a big sacrifice in price and camera size(hauling on bike rides). Any opinions between these two or any others worth taking a good look at? Thanks in advance for any advice!

Brian