After years of point and shoot digital (Mostly Canon SureShot or Nikon CoolPix) I longed for the versatility I used to have with my old Olympus OM-1 Even though the Coolpix 5400 was very versatile, it was still limited so I splurged on a Nikon D80. I love it! SLR versatility and Quality combined with digital point-shoot-delete (repeat) is awesome.