don't know what to get? help please?

[Flashy Deano]

Hi All
2 years ago i bought a Canon SX10IS as i was just starting out in photography, i'm into wildlife but mainly macro for bugs, insects etc as i'm an amateur entomologist. Ive got a raynox 250 on it.
i would like to upgrade to a proper SLR, i was considering the Canon 450D until i saw the Nikon D5000 as the articulate screen is very useful for macro.

so which would you choose, canon 450D or Nikon D5000.

any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

 

[Flash In The Pan]

Standard response : go along to a camera shop and try each of them. Buy the one that feels "right" when you hold it - either will do the job nicely

 

[allotropic]

Standard response : go along to a camera shop and try each of them. Buy the one that feels "right" when you hold it - either will do the job nicely

As a newbie who bought their first DSLR earlier this year this was the best advice I received

 

[ChrisMClark]

And the biggest mistake I made was not trying out first. Half the reason I gripped my D40 at first was because of how small it feels in the hand.

 

[Bluesmachine]

Definitely try out the camera. I have large hands, and at the time I got into photography, the Nikons were way too small for me, so I went with a 300D with a grip. When I upgraded to my 30D I found that I needed a grip too. DSLRs seem like half a camera to me without the grip.