Have any of you used the Samsung Pro 815? The 3.5 LCD and 15x optical zoom sound interesting. Luk
It's also pretty expensive for what you get. For the ~$6-700 street price, you would be better off with a Panasonic FZ30/50 or Fuji S9000, plus a wide-angle converter to let you access the 28-35 mm range. That gets you the 15x-ish range in zoom, plus either image stabilization (Panasonic) or usuable high-ISO (Fuji). One or the other makes life much easier for a long-zoom camera. -dms
I think the small LCD on the top is a very attractive touch. It enabels you to shoot sitting with the camera in your hip.
Thanks for the various replies. I'll say one thing - it sure is hard to find one of these - just to see what it looks/feels like. Luk