I'm 36 and I just bought my first interchangeable lens camera after an old Soviet-era Zenith which I had as a teenager (was the lens interchangeable? probably). I just didn't have the spare cash when I was 20+ to get one.
As I walked around London (Tower Bridge area) on weekend I saw loads and loads of young tourists with DSLRs.
There is a slight delay when you switch from looking at the LCD to looking at the EVF though (camera needs to detect that you're looking at the EVF to turn it on), unless you keep the EVF always on.
More questions: 1. which other brands than B+W are good? Many years ago in Poland I used Hoya filters. What about Marumi? 2. if the lens hood prevents the installation of the UV filter, which should be preferred? 3. is it absolutely necessary to use a petal hood on a short prime lens? it is not easy to find petal lens hoods for less common filter thread sizes e.g. 46mm)
Should I get a UV filter or lens hood for any of them? I will be using the camera for wildlife photography, some macro (flowers, insects), some landscapes and family portraits.