Originally Posted by Pheidippides

Thanks for the replies, I realize a $500 camera isn't expensive to a professional photographer, but to a college student, thats a lot of money to put down on a camera. Basically, I'm doing this because I went to Italy for Spring Break and had just a hell of a time with my $200 point and shoot in the cathedrals and just in general due to the lack of settings and control along with a general lack in quality. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't something that was a quick que to pickpockets and such that would put people on my trail after the camera.
And its not just for these two weeks of travel - I'm spending the semester in Athens.

BTW - I'm looking at the Canon Rebel series.