Personally, I love my Pentax K1, but I do hope that you don't let yourself not using your "real" camera keep you from taking photos in general. A lot of great w

Personally, I love my Pentax K1, but I do hope that you don't let yourself not using your "real" camera keep you from taking photos in general. A lot of great work has been done with phones. I will admit that the process of working with an SD card (or film) has a very specific feel to it, compared to the way processing cellphone photos are, but there is merit in each. You shouldn't feel guilt in using one over the other, if that's what works for you. I try to think of my phone as my "just in case" camera, and my DSLR camera as my "purpose-focused" camera. I take cellphone pictures for the unexpected or casual moments. I take DSLR photos for specific reasons, to get myself out of the house and into the environment, or at a pretty location, or just out in public walking around. I haven't really had the motivation to use my DSLR in probably a full year at this point, and, although I would love to do so, it's not a purchase that I regret. It will wait until I'm ready, and I'm okay with that. Similarly, it's entirely reasonable to buy a camera just to have it. Some people in the hobby just like to collect the equipment. If people can do it with dolls, shoes, guns, or comic books, there's no reason you can't do it with cameras, provided you can afford it and it doesn't strain your relationship with your spouse.