I've had my 400D now for 4 and a half years, and I love it as much now as I did when I bought it. I find it to be very reliable, it has always done what I wanted it to do. The settings are very simple to use, but if you find yourself getting a tad confused there's always the extremely helpful manual that comes in the box. As for the body itself, I find everything to be pretty sturdy, nothing has been damaged whilst in my possession, the flash pops up with the same gusto it did on day one. Even the battery has performed superbly. The picture quality is impressive, I love having the ability to change the colour tones in the camera's settings! I've never used the RAW function but I'm sure I will at some point. Overall I think this camera is awesome - it's a hard-wearing piece of kit!