Yes .. DSLR ..

The reason I suggest a manual cam is the fun of picture taking is in the controls .. if all you do is point and shoot with your iPony , you might as well use Facebook glasses :-) .... If all you care is a memory stored somewhere .. you are NOT into photography ..

Disclaimer - I stopped photography a while back cuz running two hobbies - "writing" and perfecting pics - is just too much. I had to choose one thing - I chose "writing" ..for giving up #vim was too much to ask of myself :-)