the problem is, its a not quite a point and shoot, and not quite a "pro" camera. its middle ground that has some nice capabilities, but overall sucky when compared. New point and shoots take better pics and fit in your pocket, and SLR's blow it out of the water quality wise. the only thing that is nice is that i can put lenses on it, but i dont want to spend more cash on a lense than i did the camera, just so i could get an SLR and it wont fit on!