Quote Originally Posted by trog100
well u can shoot raw with a decent compact and use filters.. and its nearly as cheap to "upgrade" your compact as to buy a decent lens for a dslr..

i dont think things are as as black and white as some think they are.. also we are moving into the era of disosable dslr bodies.. i dont think they are a long term option any more than a decent compact is..

also compacts seem to be improveiing at a faster rate than dslrs are..

i have gone the "decent" compact route i have now gone the dslr route but i am still not entirely sure it was the wise route to choose..

money for money i could have bought three or four decent compacts for the same price as my "entry level" dslr and a few basic lenses has cost me..

trog
What is making digital cameras somewhat disposable is that the technology is still not there yet and at different levels they are still dealing with problems.

To varying degrees shutter lag, focusing speed, picture noise, vignetting, the 1.5 frame ratio to 35mm, limited colour range in comparison to film, limited dynamic range (combining shots à la HDR should not be necessary), and the large size of DSLR cameras and lenses are still being worked on and the improvements are coming but not very fast in all areas.

Ronnoco