I do. No question about it.

However, I also see so many people getting into the Digital SLR bandwagon without really thinking whether they really need it or not. One thing that escapes many when making the decision to spend their hard-earned money on a camera is that buying a DSLR is not just a matter of buying one camera and that's it, you're done. It is about investing into a system. In my case, I've decided to dive head long into the Pentax system almost by accident, but it's a decision I'm very happy with nonetheless.

Have a look at this photo on the left (click it for full image). Guess what camera was it taken with? If you're thinking any of the usual digital cameras, either point and shoot or DSLR, you would be wrong. This was taken by my dad (my first photography teacher) with a Sony DCR-SR300E, a digital video cam that can take JPEG still images instead of just videos. Yeah you read that right, not even a real photo camera! Put a lot of us DSLR-totting wannabes to shame, really...

By the way, for you Canon p&s users out there who would like to do more with your camera but can't afford a DSLR yet, you should try the Canon Hacker's Development Kit, or CHDK. In simple terms, this is a non-destructive, software-based way to get more out of your Canon Digic II & Digic III cameras. It's a software addon to you firmware, loaded from the memory card when you start the camera, and it will enable you to access a variety of functions that were not available to you before. And that include stuff like capturing your images in RAW format, take longer exposure shots, auto-bracketing, etc.