Sounds funny, doesn't it? "Compact Cameras with Inherently Deep DOF" describes just about every "point-and-shoot" camera one can think of, yet "P&S photography" isn't the subject of the "4/3rds and Small Sensor Cameras" forum at GetDPI.com. Rather, this new forum has been created to foster discussion of the serious use of relatively small-sensor cameras, in particular those that allow manual control. Thus far, much of the discussion has been focused on the Ricoh GRD/GRD II and GX100, but it is expected that discussion will be cross-brand. The forum is off to a very good start, and hopefully it will flourish. After considering a number of sample images and brief user reviews of the GRD II, it was this comparison posted by Mitch Alland that finally convinced me to go for it.

Addendum: A new forum has been created there for Four Thirds, distinct from the Small Sensor Forum. This makes more sense to me.