same situation here for me, mostly for taking photos of my family, the boy runs a lot so need a fast shutter, but may take some photos on natural scenes, would like to see some automatic-mode of DSLR since i have been using compact DC. It is unlikely for me to have more than 2 lenses, rarely do post-processing. budget-wise, assuming $2k for now, (I also heard that 5DII+24/105 lense for $3.5k?), please recommend, thanks