I do so agree with both the above, and especially the democracy!

For expense reasons I should have to have given it up in retirement but for the marvel of digital.

also I can no longer manage the weight off an SLR, let alone a DSLR,  but because of the amazing lens quality of my point and shout cameras the quality is not compromised.

thirdly I have little desire to spend the last third of my life I alone in a darkened room....that will sadly  come to many of us soon enough.