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I am tired of lugging around heavy stuff. I want something portable and light just to have with me all the time, and I want it to have good image quality.
I looked at Leica V-Lux 2 and it seemed promising, but I couldn't find any decent review of it. I found some images taken with "pre-production" camera and kinda looks like crap at full resolution. I mean, I shoot with Nikon D3X usually so it's hard to compare to, but still - is there anything decent in the "bridge" cameras categories? Decent meaning good enough quality to sell.
Would appreciate any advice or links or pointers to reviews.
Thanks in advance,
Elena.

Agree with sharpshot. The Olympus E-series (E510, E620...) are the lightest dSLR and are pretty good with a 14-55 mm lens. No need to carry other lenses usually.

However, if someone knows about an even smaller real "bridge" camera, it could be useful in some cases: such as at live concerts where they don't usually allow reflex cameras. Provide there's not too much noise at high ISO.

I guess you're right sharpshot meant the pen series. Good cameras indeed.

PS: thanks for the comparisons and suggestions.

What about SONY A55VL - anyone had experience with that one?

I've only tried the Sony cameras in-store. The NEX seems nicely built but it just handles too much like a moblie phone strapped to a big lens. If they bring out some more lenses like the 16mm it may be a bit better. The target market seems too much like the cool kids in Japan than photography enthusiasts. That said, the image quality is going to be good enough for microstock if you know what you're doing.

The A55 seems to be getting a good response from users, but there's not really that much difference size-wise when compared to a small DSLR, particularly seeing as there aren't any lenses that are any more compact that traditional DSLR lenses. I can't see any reason why you'd get this over a D3100 if you already have Nikon lenses - its only about 50g lighter.

Its in the video specifications and capabilities that the Panasonic cameras, particularly the GH2 are really nice. I'll probably get one for the video features when it becomes more widely available.

I have a GF1 along with a 5DMII.

The GF1 will produce acceptable quality for stock and the controls are very DSLR-like.

The only downside is its not quite what I would call pocketable. It's more like a rangefinder. If you want a pocket camera you may want to look at a Panasonic LX5 or Canon S95.

There's a lot to be said for the DSLR + 50mm as a super-light camera option.

The flip screen on the A55 is attached to the bottom - the GH2 has its flip-screen on the side...

Also just came across this review which is of more interest for video. Not really that good reading for Canon fans: http://www.eoshd.com/content/460-Canon-60D-versus-Panasonic-GH2-Full-Review-Part-1

I'm pleased with the video quality from my Canon 550D, it's great for stock footage and has had good reviews on some of the sites that are really in to video.  The GH2 does look good though and I am now seriously tempted by that.  Now I do timelapse, shutters might not last long.  A great excuse to get another camera

I bought the A55 and now use it over my A700.  The A55 with my Zeiss 16-80mm F3.5-4.5 combo weighs under 2 lbs and you get amazing 16MP shots.

Thanks Holgs, and Elena, for the info on the Sony NEX.   Doesn't sound like it's the one for me.  Maybe if they come out with some smaller lenses. 

Guess I will stick with my tiny S90 for now.  The pictures are absolutely useless for stock, but at least it's small and can fit in my purse.