Quote Originally Posted by blacknightteg
see to me, i play around with both all day long at work and in all honesty i dont feel like you can get what you want out of a point and shoot. especially if you are trying to do more specific things with a camera. the manual options on most point and shoot camera's are very lack luster in my opinion. you really cant get a feel for adjusting and what have you on them unless you go up to either a prosumer or dslr. even the prosumers can only give you so much.
I do agree with you... sometimes you just can't get what you are trying to get with a point and shoot, and in that case a DSLR can prove very handy! I absolutely love the fact that by changing the lenses on my D40, granted they cost me an arm and leg, gives me a completely different perspective. However, I am also back in the market for a new point and shoot. With a 5 month old little girl, it is a little more difficult to carry a larger camera bag with me all the time. Some of the new point and shoots out there have pretty good manual options, offer a decent digital zoom, and of course come equipped with a plethora of auto settings for reasonable prices. I guess it all depends on what kind of pictures you are looking to take. Heck.... I say just buy both! Best of both worlds!