I went from a Canon 550D to this Olympus E-M10. After 1,000 trips, I have to step back on the quality of this device. And she's waiting for you. The images are stunning and are largely comparable to an SLR of this price category. I really have not lost in quality, with printing (subjective) that the results are better. Except that side weight and size, it is 10 times better ... Some negatives: - The auto mode skates a little (but it is the case for all devices) in certain light conditions, in this case it flies in manual. - Menus are not very intuitive, but we made it. - The viewfinder is not that of an SLR (but coverage is better than on my old 550D) Initially I intended to use this unit as an extra device but for now I have not taken the plunge to buy me a Reflex. Eventually I'm rather tempted to buy one of the older brothers of the EM10.