I have been taking Photos since 1973. I had an old Argus C3 35mm and it took great pictures I upgraded many times with film cameras Olympus OM-1, Canon AE-1, Several Pentax's MX... I was a stationary "Fixed Camera" Operator for a Graphics Department for a Major Enginering Firm in Kansas City. I have worked alot in Darkrooms. I first got started with Digital Photography when I purchased a High end "LOL" Casio Digital Camera in 1987 1.2 MP. Man it couldn't get any better. I have since owned about 6 Point and shoots and 2 DSLRs. I use an Olympus E520 as my Primary Camera and have an Olympus E300 as Backup. I also use 2 Point and Shoots a Canon SD750, and a Panasonic DMC-FX30. I feel that sometimes the photo just happens so if you can carry around a good Point and Shoot you can catch the Photo before you miss it. Both Point and Shoots are compact enough to fit in a pocket and Take respectable photographs. I had boxes of photos and they were all lost in a divorce. So I have been starting over.