They cost as much if not more than an SLR
e.
So I hear, but mine including Lightroom cost exactly the same as an LX5 plus buying Lightroom separately, and I didn't already have LR, so I went for it!
Overall, though, speaking as an old-ish codger who grew up with 35mm film before SLRs ever had 'D's in front, I am consistently impressed with what the more serious compact cameras are now capable of - the best are really very good indeed, and DSLRs as an everyday camera are probably no longer really necessary.
The D-Lux 5 is long obsolete officially, but I'd still prefer to get thoroughly familiar with any camera so as to understand it before deciding to replace it with the newest model. The new D-Lux (7?) (I mean LX-100
) looks tempting, but I'm in no hurry, as I know what my little thing can do and what it can't - and now I understand it, I'm more often impressed than disappointed.