It matters not how heavy it may be. For most, the weight juts says: Quality! Quality! Quality! Nothing truly beats the appeal of the SLR or the professional digital camera. These gadgets looking hauntingly alike no matter what brand; they do so because they share several important traits that make them the best in the market.

SLR/Professional digital cameras come from names that have been a part of the camera industry for as long as it has existed. These are names that popular not only to the public, but most of all to the adoring hoard of professional photographers. To them, the SLR/Professional Digital Camera is not just a means for a living, but most of the time it is life itself. Two of the leading SLR/Professional Camera manufacturers include that of industry veteran NIKON and the ever reliable and extremely powerful CANON. The reason why photographers choose these types of Cameras is because it gives them what they need. The SLR feature lends such quality and detail to the images that you just don't get with a regular camera.

The Canon group has released one, if not - the most formidable SLR/Professional camera in their arsenal: the CANON DIGITAL EOS 400D. Its release was met with mixed emotions. Some photogs thought that the new SLR was too frivolous. Perhaps the reason for such a review is the multitude of lenses that you can use with your EOS 400D, begging the question: Does one really need all those lenses. The answer to that is: Absolutely. Canon knew their target market when they released this camera and it showed in their ad campaigns. Their slogan for the EOS was "It's Playtime!" a phrase that eluded to the endless possibilities of the EOS 400D.

The NIKON group has been around for quite some time. Over the years they have provided the world with the best professional Cameras. Try and remember that class photographer in middle school. The one pointing his black camera at you, did you ever stop to notice the name on the neck sling he wore - chances are, it was NIKON! Nikon's contribution to the digital world of SLR cameras is the 10.2 MP Nikon D8. Compact and with a classic look. It has a 2.5 inch display and power ups in no time at all. The beauty comes with zoom lenses that can see far into the distance. It weighs around 1 pound and 5 ounces.