P&S camera as a posibble second body for light traveling

Does anybdy have any experience with P&S camera as a second body for "light" traveling? In your opinion, what range it can cover for best performance?
Also what widest agle lenses (may be even UWA) exist for P&S cameras?

Thanks!

Panasonic has gone to putting some nice wide angle lenses on their P&S cameras. They have a (ZS3?) or some such full-auto P&S that covers ' 35mm equivalent' FOV 25mm to 300mm.

There is also the LX3 from Panasonic that covers '35mm equivalent' FOV from 24mm to 60mm and has a fast f/2-2.8 maximum aperture.

Finally, there are the micro 4:3 EVIL cameras to consider like the Olympus EP-2 and Panasonic GF-1. These are not really P&S cameras, but they are a lot more portable than a dSLR and have IQ that is in the same league.

I have the Canon SX10 IS and it has proved to be one of the top sellers Canon had in its line-up. Smaller then a rebel series DSLR with a zoom range of 28-560mm range plus built-in TC for extended zoom. Full manual controls. Granted you cant put it in your pocket but the P&S bodys you can dont have the versatilty of the SX10.

Bought the Speedlite 270EX to go with it and still use it quite often versus my DSLR rig.

Below are some pics showing the range & versatility of this camera:

As mentioned, LX3 is wide and fast. And mine even looks cool

Very nice pics. I am just looking for something light, but with UWA lens, but never seen something around 15-17mm.

I use a Canon G10. It's a great complement for the big DSLR's.

The new Canon Powershot S90 has a lot of fans, with an f/2 lens and an ISO rating up to 12800, and is truly pocket sized.