Well, my Sony Mavica MVC CD-1000 is getting a bit long of tooth (7 years old or so), and it's probably well past time to upgrade. For a point-and-shoot, the Mavica was awesome, and well ahead of its time.

Now, I think it's time for me to take the plunge and get a Digital SLR. Landscapes are my favorite subject, so I'm thinking an EOS 5D with that wonderfully huge sensor is the camera for me.

I've generally found body-only deals in the $2200-$2500 range. Also, there are a few Bill-me-later merchants (cameraworld.com) offering 6mo no payments, so I can spread the cost out over 6mo without incurring interest charges. Does anyone think the price for the 5D is going to drop significantly before Christmas? I'd like to have mine in hand and practice with it before taking a New Year's trip to the South Island of New Zealand.

Also, any recommendations on lenses for someone who likes to take landscape photos (and quite a few low-light outdoors photos as well)? I'm new to this whole SLR thing, and did some reasearch on this website and others. That website recommends a Canon 50/1.4 lens as a good starter lens for the EOS 5D. I'm wondering if that would be applicable to landscape photography, though...