• Leica D-Lux 4 
• or a strobe set (lightbox, umbrellas, etc.)

I need the Leica camera as my point and shoot so I don’t have to hug a 7D around, and its picture quality is superb. I need the strobe set for illuminating subjects in my photographs because I plan on becoming a STROBIST (a sort of photographer who manipulates light in a composition).

They are both costly, with the Leica around $700 and the strobe set to be anywhere between $400-800, so which one do you think I should invest more money in?