Recomendations for Point and shoot Cameras. David Pogue of the NYT has nailed in this article. Wide angle is far more important than telephoto for a point and shoot.
David Pogue has great video on the importance of sensor size here.
My page on the problems of raw conversion using Adobe.
Coming soon reviews for the following gear
16-35L II F2.8
50mm 1.4
24-105L F4
Nikon D300
Nikon 17-55 2.8
Nikon D40
Nikon 18-55