I've become a huge fan of your page. I have learned so much just by reading the photo discussions. I check it each morning and each evening to see if there have been any new photos added or new discussions.
Every camera works best in a certain niche.
If you just want a small, lightweight little friend to take in your bag as you walk around Paris, you will be much better off with an Olympus Stylus or similar point and shoot. It is important to know where you have been as well as where you want to go. If you have been getting the itch to go out and buy a large format camera but have only worked with a single-use camera, take some time to think about it. You may have more fun learning the basics of photography on a simpler camera before you get into all the tilts and film plates of an 8 X 10. At the same time, think about the degrees to which you have worked with autofocus and autoexposure in the past and how you responded.