I'm not decided yet, going to hold out til the end of the month as i'm now considering a DSLR again, so recommendations for an entry level one of those too ![Smiley :)](http://www.tekforums.net/Smileys/teksmileys/smiley.gif)
For you, or work, with all the grime and oil etc?
I'd shudder at the thought of using an SLR in a heavily dirty environment more than as a one-off. Even if it's weather sealed etc, if you have a zoom lens and the likes it's only a matter of time till you get crud in the lens, body or both
I'm still not convinced too much by the compact-system type cameras (such as the EOS M). They seem to be a bit overpriced for what they are, have a smaller lens selection than SLRs unless you use adaptors, and generally the "smaller, compact size" is a bit of a moot feature as the second you add a lens on to it it still becomes too big to fit in a pocket.
SLR wise work has been using the Canon 1100D without too much issue. Not sure what the Nikon equivalent would be.