Just upgraded a bit...(advice welcomed)

[tswisst]

So after shooting for a while with my Rebel XT and using the Lumix LX3 less and less, I decided to do a little upgrade.

The wife and I are leving for Paris in a month and she gave the greenlight for a QUALITY upgrade, I decided to do a bit of research. I already own a few budget friendly Canon lenses (Standard 18-55 1:3.5-5.6, EF-S 55-250 1:4-5.6 and my current favorite; EF 50mm 1:1.8)

Well with the WEALTH of knowledge on this world wide web...I further entangled and confused myself beyond belief!!!

1. 24-70 or 24-105 There are about 1000 comparisons and all have varying results...
2. Full frame 5d, or 7d, maybe the 50d, why not save and go 550d?
3. 16-35 2.8 or get an EF-S lens?

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

I was mainly looking for a good walk around setup that will be able to take care of many of my other pics...I mainly shoot indoor shots, as well as kids sporting events.

Here is the result...Paid for and shipping to me as we speak.
1. EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM...Shot it a few times and love it. The cropped sensor makes it more of a telephoto so the range is more 38-168. The f/2.8 will make low light and quick sports shots a little easier, and also negates the need (most of the time) fir IS.

2. After holding all of them...That 7d just felt right. Not to mention the machine gun burst mode.

3. No EF-S for me, as I see a possibility of going full frame in the future and EF-S does not work on them. (or so I am told)

NOW I can't wait until Monday. I am sure I will wind up with about 500 pictures of my desk.

Anyway...and suggestions for accessories, filters, or other lenses would be appreciated. Also, if you want to bash me for getting an L series lens on a cropped sensor instead of full frame...Blast away.

[bearly]

if anyone tries to bash you for getting L glass with a crop sensor body, THEY are the one that deserves to be bashed because they have no idea what they are talking about. if it were me, i would without a doubt upgrade my lenses before getting a new body. i would go for either the 24-70 f2.8 or the 24-105 f4 IS... both with be light years better than the 18-55 kit lens. if you have money to get more, the 10-22 ultrawide is fantastic for really getting the most out of the smaller cropped sensors. yeah it's EF-S so it wouldn't fit on a full frame, but really, how soon do you honestly think you are going to need a full frame camera? plus, it's a very durable, well built lens that holds its value well, so assuming you treat it well you could most likely sell it and get back nearly everything you spent on it when you do upgrade to FF. you could also check out any of the 70-200 L lenses if you are more interested in improving the telephoto end of your glass... I've heard really good things about all of them, and there is such a wide range of them that they can work with many budgets.

the 7D is a great camera, but it's really geared towards sports and action photography with the advanced AF system and the crazy burst rate... if you do upgrade you body you could probably save yourself some serious cash if you went for either a 50D, a 60D, or a T2i (550D), and any of those will be an enormous improvement over your current XT, because the 50D which is the oldest of those is 3 generations newer than the XT, plus both the 50D and the 60D are a class up from the Rebel line.