Oh dont get me wrong i LOVE XSi.. its an encredible 3D graphics application i seen tonnes of great work done with it.. but Maya is more my style with its interface and everything with the way its setup. I feel it is 90% the artist and 10% the application Its more of a joke me and my friend - hes a XSI lover and Im a Maya lover, hehe so were always trying to outdoo eachother with are prefered 3D tools