Yes it is true! I bought a Nikon D-40. It's a pretty cheap one as DSLRs go, but it's a good place to start and I've already taken some great photos with it. It's a huge change from my old Canon AT-1 (which I miss, by the way). I wish I could have a simple camera like my Canon with totally manual controls and knobs and wheels and stuff, only have it save images digitally. Of course I can do all of the same things with my D-40, but I haven't figured out how it all works yet. I'm slowly getting the hang of it. Plus, my Canon has been dead for years, so I've been out of the photography game for a while.