Aces170
Forerunner
I have a 1000D, since I had not used any DSLR's prior to it, I have absolutely no qualms on the grip. I have not tried the Nikon D3000 or 5000, but have tried the D90. The grip is better, but it was not the deal breaker, the deal breaker was the penta-prism view finder and awesome High ISO performance. I feel in the long run, you could save with a D90 due to a wider range of lens.
Doc get the D90, Nikon actually has a wider range of lenses in India, although I have not used a 550D to comment...
Doc get the D90, Nikon actually has a wider range of lenses in India, although I have not used a 550D to comment...