I ran across this in this month's issue of PopSci and it looked interesting for backpacking purposes.

http://www.popsci.com/node/30632

Combines the interchangeable lenses of an SLR with the compact body of a point-and-shoot.

Kevenonia or any of you other pro or semi-pro photographers care to comment?
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