My girlfriend is a professional photography (with paper to prove it, not from buying that 'pro' account from Flickr), and her equipment is simply this;
Canon 20D
stock lens.
That's it, her entire photography career base on just those equipment (okay and some medium format but that's beside the point), if she can take great photos with it, no doubt a cheap DSLR is more than enough for your average individual (not that you're average of course).
Nikon D60, D40, Canon 1000D, Pentax K-m, Olympus E-420, etc. those are perfectly more than ok for anyone who want to take a snap (and DSLR does not mean it limited for those who want to learn or practise photography).
My girlfriend is a professional photography (with paper to prove it, not from buying that 'pro' account from Flickr), and her equipment is simply this;
Canon 20D
stock lens.
That's it, her entire photography career base on just those equipment (okay and some medium format but that's beside the point), if she can take great photos with it, no doubt a cheap DSLR is more than enough for your average individual (not that you're average of course).
Nikon D60, D40, Canon 1000D, Pentax K-m, Olympus E-420, etc. those are perfectly more than ok for anyone who want to take a snap (and DSLR does not mean it limited for those who want to learn or practise photography).