I'm getting quite excited about the
Olympus E-510, after reading some reviews I'm considering buying it.

It is fairly small for an SLR, it's got a moderately usefully "Live view" that allows you to use the LCD screen as a viewfider if you want. There's a lens kit with two good lenses (so I've read).
a 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 ED Zuiko Digital Lens
and a 40-150mm f3.4-4.5 ED Zuiko Digital Lens
it also has dust removal thing and image stabilisation. The vibes are telling me to go for the Olympus E-510 rather than the Canon Digital Rebel XTi (or whatever name they're giving it in the UK) or the Nikon D40 or 80.
So I'm reading all about it like
here and
here and
here. And deciding.