Why DSLR?

Your first post comes across a bit rude, its just your opinion and worth is a subjective thing (food is worth way more then the clothes on your back... if there is none to be had). Feel free to not buy a dslr, a car or a house, but do realize the world has different views then yours, well over 6 billion different views (of whom a very significant portion would prefer food over a camera to begin with). If any different opinion would be wrong wouldn't we all be wrong (or living in a very narcissistic world...which I hope is not the case)

If that is your goal, you should probably stick to a camera phone, not meant demeaning, but I see the camera phones taking over the compact market for 80% in the coming 5 years. DSLR is a whole different thing. I do see a world of difference from my wildlife pictures versus the ones my wife took with her up scale P&S (which resulted in her upgrading to a nex-7), also on a computer screen. Next the big question in my case how would one steer a studio installation (even as a hobbyist I have a full studio setup). Your needs do not warrant a DSLR (for you, then again you being on this forum, there seems to be part of you saying it is something you are interested in ), mine do and I have the money to spare for that over my other interests.

Have fun with your hobbies, which I hope are as useless and fun as mine

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