^^ my dad is the same way. nikon d200 all the way. i'll be picking up a 40/50d soon.
craigslist or fredmiranda.com or photography-on-the-net.com (i don't know what the actual website is.)
fredmiranda you need somewhat of a reputation before you by there
i have been on for awhile, and people are still weird about me
and you also need a paying email account ex. AOL, bellsouth, comcast etc.
or if you have your own website.