Hi all, I'm new here. I figured I'd post in this thread so there isn't "yet another what to buy" post out there. I've been thinking about getting a DSLR and have narrowed it down to the Canon XS or XSi (T1i is a little more than I want to spend I think). I like the price on the XS but not sure if the extras on the XSi make it worth it.

Currently for digital I'm using a few years old 4 megapixel point & shoot from HP. I also have a very old (1993) Canon EOS 1000F/N which was a European model equivilent of one of the Rebel 35mm's. Bought it while in the military and in port over in Hong Kong back then. I like it a lot but haven't really used it in years mostly due to the hassle of buying film and getting it developed.

I'm just a casual "home" photographer that's looking for something more than the P&S experience again but who knows I might actually get into photography as a hobby if something "clicks". So what do you all think? Should I go XS or XSi? Maybe I should just stick with the old 35mm camera? Or maybe I should even use both and maybe do something like B&W photos with the 35mm? I don't know if digital is any good for that.