Quote Originally Posted by Iguanasan View Post
My Rebel XSi won't zoom unless I hit the playback button first. But since this is my first DSLR it hasn't affected my workflow since it's always worked this way for me.
Aha, thanks for the tidbit of information. I guess that's one strike against the Rebel for now. I wonder if their pro models have this problem too.

I hear the Nikons have better ergonomics (subjective of course), but I'll have to dig into this more for my next trip to the camera store.