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I would suggest that it doesn't "stink" but rather is a known limiting feature of the camera. I get the "busy" indicator periodically but do not find it frequent or significantly limiting. But then again, I don't take the "uzi" approach of captures.

For professional or competitive use, I would not disagree with the 10D vs. DRebel assessment in the least. For club or other more recreational/hobby use, it is a viable alternative.

Lets clarify this...

The buffer on a 300D compared to a 10D stinks, however, I would say it does a better job than any P & S out there. Also, Its nice to take 1000 fps or whatever, but A good artist and photographer can usually get a first good shot. In high speed sports such as autoracing, then a faster camera is needed, Volleyball, well, I'm not so sure.

Get a pair of cards then... (I allways recomend a pair) this way while one is trasferring picks to a laptop or maybe a portable strage device in the future.. you can allways keep shooting.

I would recomend a Pair of 1gig cards.. don't worry about the high speed cars with the 10D.. they barely help... but if 2 gigs of cards seems too pricey than get a pair of 512MB cards.

Get the 10D. I wasnt sure if i could justify the extra $500 because i didnt know what half the features on the 10D were. In less then 2 months i wished i had bought it. Not to say i'm not happy with the 300D...none the less, i'd be glad to trade anyone.

Figure you will need at least 2 256mg cards. You will get about a 100 images at Large Fine on each card that way. If you have the laptop handy you can write to a CD when one card is full and be shooting the other in the meantime.

The subject of 1 GIG cards came up at the Media Center Saturday a couple of guys said they didn't have 1 gigs because you have to shoot so much to justify the cost. Downloading them takes longer and if you have a problem with the card you could easily lose a whole days worth of work. Now if you had 4 256 mg cards and would lose one, it would be a small part of the day.

Personally, I can't ever see me getting a 1gig just because it is too easy to change a card and when I start shooting the skateboard competitions if I have a 1 gig and lose info, it can be VERY costly for me. Besides, I can shoot a card and then hand it off to an assistant to be loaded onto a CD and the laptop can also be used as a viewing station for the competitors to see some examples of what we can do as far as photos go. I would much rather have 3 or 4 cards to shoot and switch to rather than one. I don't care what you are shooting, there is always a break in the action long enough to change a card.