I had a DSLR, but found it a PITA to carry around and downshifted to a Canon G11. If I was in the market now, I'd be looking at the micro four-thirds personally (like Sony NEX, Olympus PEN, Panasonic G etc). Not a massive array of lenses, but I'm not a pro so I dont think they are required personally - they will take a good enough shoot for the average Joe who wants a better quality pic than a point and shoot (although there are plenty of people with DSLR that use them as a point and shoot - such a waste IMO).