Help with upgrade?

[studioryan]

I am a newby and currently have an Olympus Evolt. I take candid portraits with natural light. When I looked to upgrade my lense I realized that I should have probably purchased a Cannon or Nikon. Which camera would you suggest and what lense?

[oldwolf]

go to a camera store and try both of them out. hold them in your hands. go through the menus. see which one fits your hands best and which menus seem the easiest for you to navigate.

after you figure that out then that's the one you should get.

i personally shoot Canon, always have and always will but that's what's comfortable for me. *shrug*

[studioryan]

So which Cannon would you suggest? Under $1000 mark!

[oldwolf]

under 1k? i'd look at what type of photography you'll want to use it for first then look at the price of glass. get the best glass you can. for that price range i'd go with a canon 40d and get some tokina glass. the tokina glass is made for crop sensors but it's some pretty sharp glass. the 40d isn't the top of the line anymore but it will get you by in most situations and is a nice starter camera since prices have dropped dramatically.