His conclusion for those seem to have missed it…
“• Don’t agonize over the choice. Pick one and stop worrying.
• Take the time you would have spent obsessively shopping and spend it mastering the camera you did buy.
• When (not if) you get frustrated while photographing with one of the little beasties, don’t let it get you down. They’re all imperfect. Just shrug and say “oh well” and move on.”

It’s a good article and I agree with lots of it. I use my P&S when I can’t take my DSLR with me, but have to trick it to make the images I want. It’s a piece of cr*p, but I can use it to make good images.

Phew!! that was a task.

I think you guys are doing an absolutely fantastic show, and your show really lives by the ethos you frequently espouse; that photography should be fun.

Keep up the good work guy(s)and remember, for each person who doesn’t like it when you guy(s) say the most stupid things, there are hundreds of us that do ;)

Although I’m definately a DPS fangirl, I’ve got to say that I’ve learned a tremendous amount about photography from this podcast and it’s hosts, Scott and Michael. Although I’ve never been a finalist in the photo contests and expect I never will be, the contests have enabled me to take a risk and put my pictures out there for better or worse. The contests, by pinpointing various photography skills, have made the learning of these skills more enjoyable. Additionally, I love seeing the fantastic work of my fellow DPS listeners. We have some awfully talented people in this community and I appreciate that they share their work with us.

IMHO, this show keeps getting better with every submission. Thanks guys for all you do.

This is no show, it’s not informative at all. It’s just a long add for photo products.
This blows.

EDITORS NOTE: The original post contained an unedited expletive. Since this is a family show, we replaced three of Toby’s letters with asterisks.

We would also like to apologize for saying the most stupid things. And for sucking. And for blowing. And for not being informative.

As for your claim that you were ten minutes into the show and it hadn’t started yet, we have to correct you: That was the start. Believe it or not, the first ten minutes were, in fact, the start of the show. Or, if you prefer, the beginning. Therefore, we can’t apologize for not starting the show, when, in fact, we clearly had.

But back to your assertion that “this guy says the most stupid things,” we wonder: Did you realize there were two guys?

We will, in the future, try to improve our “pod cast show.”

Interestingly, one would think that without the income the point-and-shoot cameras generate, companies like Canon or Nikon wouldn’t have the money they need to funnel into more advanced technologies present in DSLR’s

All cameras have thier place in spectrum of photography. I have a pretty darn nice DSLR with some of the best glass I can get my hands on and still I use my point-and-shoot several times a week.

It’s a matter of “the right tool for the right job”. You don’t need a EOS 1D Mark III with a 400mm f/2.8 lens to take a photo of a Disney figurine to put on eBay.

Tell Mike Johnson not to be such a cockle and think before he writes :)

I was thinking that I had wasted my money buying this, but even after I move to a DSLR, it will be handy for those quick snaps of grandkids. That, plus the video feature will keep it in use for a long time.

BTW, the permalink to the article referenced is http://theonlinephotographer.blogspot.com/2007/05/how-to-choose-digital-point-and-shoot.html

Thanks for the great show and I hope I can stay subscribed from South Africa… 3 weeks left in the US.