Originally Posted by pentaxkat 
why buy a new camera? Get a used DS. Unless you need more resolution or want to do action its a great little camera.
No SR, but then the olympus doesn't have that either.
Pentaprism viewfinder almost as good as the old Super A/ME supers. Great for manual focusing. Small, compact, takes AA batteries.
Perfect travel camera. A lot of friends don't even realise its and SLR until I start changing lenses!
I laugh at all the poor reviews when it came out now. Its a cult classic IMO.
I second that.. even a DL is OK for that use. No need to invent a new, there's enough DS/DL cheap in second hand.