Arctic Butterfly for sure. Buy the cheapest model as they are all fundamentally the same.

Very interesting information from everyone, especially as I am planning a trip to India some time.

I bought a white Olympus E-P1 precisely because it won't attract the same attention. And it might be cooler when the temperature is over 40 C.

Actually I would love it if this camera was like the Auto 100. Because then it would have a Micro-Four Thirds sensor.

It is the internet that reminds me MFT is the same as 110 and the Pentax Q is not even in the same league. Don't shoot the medium!

Actually, Don I tend to mean what I say. I am sure you can be content voicing your own opinion without trying to twist mine?

You can say the same about your phone. So why spend $800 if your image quality standards are that low? That's the whole point of what Smeggy and I are trying to make. It's not that everyone needs a whizz-bang delicious camera, certainly not for web images. But a minuscule sensor with a maximal price is a rip-off no matter what else is thrown into the mix.

Hoya seems to be intent on carving a path of high profit margins ever since they took over Pentax. Gone are the days when I could recommend the brand as good value for money. Now it's just one of many. And, personally, I find that rather sad.

You are really on a roll in this thread.

Things that depend on physics do not need testing. And you missed the positive things I said, apparently.

Er, you didn't really read the articles did you?

A small sensor gains nothing and loses in diffraction effect, DOF, noise, etc. You don't magically get more telephoto or more anything... you just see less of what you would have had with a larger sensor.

But now the spoiled little kiddies get toy cameras with an added zero on their pricing! Conspicuous consumption gone mad!

I've blogged my impressions -- much the same as yours.

I ask all supporters if they are really happy with an f/10.5 lens that is diffraction limited at all apertures.

I guess it increases the toy appeal!