You may be thinking of the T1i; the XTi came out about 3 1/2 years ago- it was my first Dslr. Yeah, I enjoy my 40D, and get probably get better results than most think that camera should; I hear people complaining about the noise at iso 800- I have no problem going up to iso 3200 when I have to. I also have no problem shooting head to head with "professional" photographers using far more expensive equipment. I enjoy the challenge for the most part, except for the part where I'm not making money.