(29 Sep 2013, 5:34 pm)aureolin wrote Certainly is. I tend to only use my D5100 now, but it still means I'm carrying about £600 of kit around with me. Certainly makes you a bit more cautious if I'm out and about by myself.
I'd get a DSLR if they were more portable. I feel I can take my TZ30/TZ40 anywhere with me and it doesn't really add any weight or anything to me. It's not a massive black thing that can get in my way either, when I'm doing things besides taking photos.
No doubt a DSLR would last longer...