DSLR cameras are an investment. Point and shoot cameras are throwaway.
I'd say SLR lenses are an investment and SLR bodies are somewhat throwaway. Put your money in the glass! -- "The world is big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark." — John Muir
Not true at all. None of the sensors out there are total garbage anymore, so the only real difference in bodies is all the bells and whistles, which do not make a picture any better. Bodies are updated by the companies every year or so, and most active users won't have a body older than 4-5 years.
