Looking for a Digital SLR but not bulky?

I was back in Beijing this summer and met up with my old college friends. At the dinner table, one guy brought out this camera and totally caught my eyes. I did more research, this would be a perfect replacement for my NIKON D70, which is too bulky to carry around. And, did I mention that you can switch lens?

What it is good for: Quick snaps on urban, cultural scenes, family gathering, activities, events (in China they call it a city street sweeping camera. haha)

May need different lens for: portraits, or anything that you want long lens since this is a fixed one.

It has a really classic design. Reminds me of the old days when I had the Minolta X-700, which is still sitting in my closet.

From the manufacturer:
The GF1 adopts the Micro Four Thirds System standard, which was developed as an extended version of the Four Thirds System standard for digital camera systems. By using this standard and developing a camera body that eliminates the mirror box and optical viewfinder unit, LUMIX was able to achieve a dramatic reduction in both size and weight compared with conventional digital SLR cameras, to create a new-generation system camera that features Full-time Live View, high-speed, high-precision Contrast AF, HD movie recording, and more. The GF1 is small enough to take anywhere yet sophisticated enough to take you as far into photography and movies as you want to go.

More information can be found on Amazon’s page.