Chris,
You're going to need more than one of those scratch-offs. Go for the Powerball.
I'm not sure how this will translate but I'll try ... All this taken from here:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos550d/page22.asp
This first image was taken with the new EOS 550D from Canon. It was taken at ISO 100. This is a very large superb image. The third is a cropped image of that 100 ISO image. The second is cropped from a full image taken at ISO 12,800.
This Canon cost -- body only w/ 18-55 IS Kit lens: $899. The Nikon 5000 is similarly featured and priced.
The last image is a Peggy Baumgartner painting that has nothing to do with this discussion.