I am about to buy my wife a DSLR for x-mas.

I am looking at the slightly used market (Ebay) because I was able to sell some stuff and have enough dough in my PayPal acct, to offset the cost pretty substantially.

She is not a photographer, but is very serious about her pictures (just ask my hard drive).

So I am leaning towards a higher-end entry level DSLR. Specifically looking at the Canon T1i, Sony Alpha 550, or maybe Nikon (but these are uncomfortably expensive).

So you can see I am hovering in the $500 to $600 range for a used camera and usually a single lense.

Any suggestions regarding these?
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