Thanks guys this has been very informative. I had the 5D MkII in my possession for 12 hours, and it was awesome. Unfortunately, I needed more kit for starters so I traded for the 50D. I opted for the 24-70 L and it seems to be a great lens so far. I am struggling with the flash, just like one of you mentioned, but I am gonna figure it out
I tried playing with the image software today, and thats a whole separate issue. My learning curve is straight up at the moment. I'm gonna need some classes and a few years practice to figure this stuff out.