super thank you cactus jack! i think i shld upgrade to a dslr for long term use
i forgot to mention price as a consideration, but if you have spare cash or depreciate your investments over the long-term, then it shouldn't be too much of an issue.
the DSLR is a good option. but just to clarify, the Fujifilm X-S1 is bridge camera, which is a camera that is suppose to help "bridged the gap" between point-and-shoot cameras and DSLRs. Because of the convenience of the superzoom, many people like to use bridge cameras as travelling companions. a FF or APS-C DSLR, with an arsnal of good lenses will knock the sock off the bridge cameras in terms of image quality, and that will have implications on your bank account, and possibly your shoulder and back when lugging around your lenses. You would also be hardpressed to find 1 or even 2 good lenses to help you cover the 24mm-624mm range (e.g. 18-200, 50-500).
as for P&S cameras, they are nice and compact and cam slip nicely into your pocket of pouch, but they usually lack the range, functionality and versitility that a bridge camera can offer... the M43 is an interesting one, as it comes very to a DSLR in a smaller and more compact kit.
i don't want to make this sound like a bad marketing pitch for the X-S1... but this is afterall a review of the X-S1. i think that the Fujifilm X-S1 does stand above the other bridge camera because of its (dare i say) superior lens-sensor combination : the Super Electron Beam Coating (EBC) Fujinon 26x 24-624mm (35mm equivalent) lens and the "larger" 2/3" 12 megapixel EXR CMOS sensor.
ppl how know me, know that i'm a prime shooter who typically travels with 2 of either a 28mm, 35mm, or 50mm lens. would i buy a bridge camera?... well, it's not quite how i shoot. if someone were to ask me which camera should they buy? i'd be lost as to where to start, compact, mirrorless, bridge, DLSR... there is "no one size fits all" best camera. if someone were to ask me which bridge camera i would recommend... well, coming up with that answer is lot easier.
