I must say i am impressed by the spec of this forthcomming Panasonic DMC-FZ30
Having scratched my plans for a 350D , due to cost, and saving for a house, this would be fairly cheap at circa £500 considering the near on £1000 i would have spent to start with on the 350D and a 17-85 IS USM lens, let alone adding the 70-300 IS USM DO lens later at another £800+ and all the trappings to go with it.
Although i favour Canon, I have to say I like the spec of this, and the format/looks, compared to say the Canon PowerShot S2 IS
I think i shall be keeping a close eye on this beauty when it debuts.
I like the idea of the huge zoom available 35- 420mm!! without the cost and weight of lugging around a load of kit.
Pre Production review
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