I think they look a bit underexposed because it was getting dark. Plus, the pictures are resized as lower quality jpegs, which tends to dulls and darken the pictures a bit. I will post more as I get to know the lens better. It's a very capable lens for only $400!

Yeah, Canon and Nikon are great and there are more lenses to choose from. I think the lenses from Olympus are just as good though.

If I were to buy today, I would get a Nikon D60X I think.

Michael, what makes those lenses you mentioned so freaky expensive? Is it so hard to make them or what?