10D ships
The new Canon digital camera shipped today, so I should hopefully have it by Tuesday. Turns out a bunch of my co-workers shoot with SLR's which use Canon lens mounts, so I may try out a few of their lenses before I pull the trigger one a new one myself.
The leading contender right now is a 28-135mm IS USM lens from Canon. (Due to the 1.6 focal length multiplier in the 10D, this ends up being something more like a 45-216mm). Although a fixed, prime lens would be a lot cheaper, I see a lots of folks raving about the Image Stabilization feature helping them catch shots they'd otherwise miss in the field when they're without a tripod.
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I’ve have my Canon 10D since May 2003 — more than three years, which is kind of shocking. In the first year alone, it travelled with me to Germany, Denmark, Russia, Sweden, France, and Amsterdam. I’ve also taken it to... Read More

At work the Art Dept. has a Nikon D100 and they have a a zoom lens with "Vibration Reduction" (Nikon's version of IS) that they swear by.
Here's an article on the two technologies:
http://www.popularphotography.com/article.asp?section_id=2&article_id=255
Let us know how your testing goes! I think your going to have to add a new catagory "photo gear" ;-)