Well...I took the plunge, hit jessops and bought an E-10 second hand. I know I paid a bit over the odds on the card and batteries but I just wanted to get started.

Camera £315 after 10% off on used stuff.

8 2000mah with charger £15

256 sandisk cf card £30

+50 free prints at jessops and a 3 year warranty including cover for accidental damage. 

Now I've got 30 days to try her out and see what I think. She is pretty bulky and a bit slow but I'll see how I get on. Its nice to have the optical viewfinder and manual focus but it isn't something I can just slip in my pocket on a day out. I knew all this before of course so I'll just see if it suits me.