Need help with digital camera purchase please!!!???

Nikon D40
Cannon Powershot S3 IS
Lumix DMC-TZ3
Powershot SD800 IS
(what else?)

those are some ive been reading about and researching. I want a camera that isnt so expensive like the D40, but can take amazing professional looking pictures (if u know what i mean)

I guess i want a DSLR or SLR or whatever its called. I just want a camera to take professional like quality pictures, like really nice pics such as these

http://flickr.com/photos/96614226@N00/50...

http://flickr.com/cameras/nikon/d50/
(look at the pictures below)

I agree with MANTi65 on the technical side. The photos you linked to are stellar for reasons beyond the camera. For example the user Aremac is a very good photographer. If you really want to take pictures like those, your photography skills will need to match the quality of your camera.

I would stay away from the point a shoot cameras and go with the DSLR like the D40 or the canon digital rebel. Remeber the quality of the lens is what makes the picture, not the megapixels or even the camera. If I were you I would Look for an older canon digital rebel or nikon in the 5mp range and then spend your money on a good lens. A 5mp camera with a good lens will take a far better picture than an 8 or 11mp camera with the cheap standard lens that most SLRs come with.

Nikon cameras are really nice; they seem to have the least amount of delay...