I am now a proud new owner of...

...a Canon Digital Rebel with the kit. The camera isn't fully mine as most of it my parents paid for. Basically we first bought the Kodak one with 10x optical zoom but that turned out to be a shitty camera. I was able to arrange at work that I can exchange it even though I was past my exchange period. After taxes, 256 mb high speed card and a 3y warranty, it came out to 1100 after taxes, when the camera online goes for ~1000 before taxes. Battery just finished charging so I'm about to start playing with it

http://www.canoneos.com/digitalrebel/

WOOHOO!