Brook, what kind of bag do you use for your camera? When I take my point and shoot I just slip it in my regualr bag I use for vacation. Just a canvess type purse thing. Really ugly but holds what I need. When I take my SLR I take a camera bag, and try to put as much as I can in the side pocket. It's so bulky though and the bag isn't that great, so I can't bring much of the extras that I like to bring. It's not padded well, so I may need to get another one. Since I got a new camera that is a tad bigger than my Rebel, the other bag I have that is smaller , but more padded won't work. I can't fit the camera in with a lens and no side pockets in it either.I think I have to bite the bullet and buy a different one for my needs and just give up taking a purse, and try to fit what I can in our take along bag with Claire extra stuff in it. I have decided that my point and shoot just doesn't get the shots I want. It's terrible in restaurants, and if I do use the flash, it takes forever in a day to recharge. It also seems to have problems lately. It would click a picture, but the creeen goes black. No picture was taken and you have to restart it to get it to work again. Ah Decisions to make!