Many us own SLR cameras and lenses, maybe a medium format TLR of folding camera and of course bags of accessories and a tripod. Well, what about those times when you want to travel light with only one sharp, compact camera ? Below is a list of the cameras that have general consensus as "best" in their category from users on photo.net and photographyreview.com. Many of these cameras sell for less than the category price if you are patient on ebay. Why no zoom-lens cameras on the list ? They are too slow and quality is generally average, at best. UPDATED AUGUST 2006
