[Dave]

Entry levels DSLR's are now cheaper than quite a few of the compact / bridge cameras.

If you take this example :- Nikon D40 Black + AF-S DX 18-55mm Lens - £259 price !!! , this represents great value for money

Great to see DSLR's becoming more accessible to photographers budgets

[P-E]

I keep watching the 1DMKIII come down in price

[JMitchell]

On the other hand, and I may just be being snobby or opinionated, I find it quite irritating when I see people with good or even starter dSLRs who clearly don't know the first thing about using them, and probably don't want to learn, [edit: which they buy cos they think a bigger piece of plastic will improve their pictures], having these cameras when a less fortunate but fantastic photographer is stuck with a bridge camera...

[Dabhand16]

Originally Posted by JMitchell

I find it quite irritating when I see people with good or even starter dSLRs who clearly don't know the first thing about using them, and probably don't want to learn, [edit: which they buy cos they think a bigger piece of plastic will improve their pictures], having these cameras when a less fortunate but fantastic photographer is stuck with a bridge camera...

This happens in all things in life. Cars, computers, video cameras, 'HiFi', musical instruments....etc. We all know that you can't buy success, it comes out in the results.

[Gary Bagshawe]

I agree, the amount of people who say to me that if only they had my camera and lenses because MY CAMERA takes great photographs.......