[ellette]

I would suggest you tell him to make a list of what he feels he absolutely must have in a camera and what he can't have. If he doesn't even know enough to be able to make a list with good realistic expectations on it, maybe he'll start to come to his senses. I'd also have him write down what it is he hopes to do and achieve with his camera. Some cameras really are better suited for different situations and maybe if he won't believe just you he'd believe a bunch of people. A camera won't turn someone into a photographer, no matter what kind of camera it is.

Sara