[superbeefy]

I think there is always going to be a place for DSLRs. Now, thats probably not going to be a market as large as it is now. However, DSLRs are not going away. A large majority of consumers who buy entry level DLRs never really move away for the kit lens or maybe one or two cheap lenses. These consumers will more than likely move to the new EVIL systems. At the prosumer level you'll see it'll be like a coin flip between people who want a more compact system and don't need all the features that DSLR provides, and others who do.

However, at the professional level I don't see a demise of DSLR. There are certain types of work where, at least with current technologies, it doesn't make any sense. Sports photography you need high burst rates with fast accurate AF. Also large optics, this is more of a feeling, but I would rather be holding a large DSLR body attached to a 500mm super telephoto lens than the equivalent on smaller camera systems, this feeling also applies to large external flash units. Things just feel more sturdy in a larger camera system. Other issue I would have with moving to a mirrorless system is weather sealing, lack of ports like PC Sync and mic input, and flash sync speeds not as fast.