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I ordered one at that price.  They are apparently a couple of weeks out on  
shipping but I'm in no hurry.

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Psych-O-Delic Voodoo Thunder Pig wrote:
> I ordered one at that price.  They are apparently a couple of weeks out on  
> shipping but I'm in no hurry.  
>  
>  
 
 
After reading reviews and looking at sample pictures I purchased the  
Panasonic FZ5 over the Canon at B&H for $449.00 I have a friend with the  
  FZ5 and the pictures for a P&S are pretty amazing, not as good as my  
20D but for the wife and for those times times you need a quick P&S the  
FZ5 seems to be superior to the Canon.
 
Tim

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Psych-O-Delic Voodoo Thunder Pig wrote:
> I ordered one at that price.  They are apparently a couple of weeks out on  
> shipping but I'm in no hurry.  
>  
>  
 
 
After reading reviews and looking at sample pictures I purchased the  
Panasonic FZ5 over the Canon at B&H for $449.00 I have a friend with the  
  FZ5 and the pictures for a P&S are pretty amazing, not as good as my  
20D but for the wife and for those times times you need a quick P&S the  
FZ5 seems to be superior to the Canon.
 
Tim

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Psych-O-Delic Voodoo Thunder Pig wrote:
> I ordered one at that price.  They are apparently a couple of weeks out on  
> shipping but I'm in no hurry.  
>  
>  
 
 
After reading reviews and looking at sample pictures I purchased the  
Panasonic FZ5 over the Canon at B&H for $449.00 I have a friend with the  
  FZ5 and the pictures for a P&S are pretty amazing, not as good as my  
20D but for the wife and for those times times you need a quick P&S the  
FZ5 seems to be superior to the Canon.
 
Tim

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> After reading reviews and looking at sample pictures I purchased the
> Panasonic FZ5 over the Canon at B&H for $449.00 I have a friend with the  
> FZ5 and the pictures for a P&S are pretty amazing, not as good as my 20D  
> but for the wife and for those times times you need a quick P&S the FZ5  
> seems to be superior to the Canon.
>
> Tim
 
To me the difference-maker was the S2 IS's movie mode.  640x480 @ 30fps.  
That's actually better than a VHS camcorder.  I downloaded a couple of clips  
and was very impressed.  I'll be ordering a D70s in a few months but for a  
fun camera the S2 looks just right for me.  I must admid the FZ5 is very  
impressive also.  I think you can't go wrong either way for a P&S.  I'll be  
looking to unload my Oly C-3040 (a great camera--in it's day) on ebay when  
the Canon arrives.

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Psych-O-Delic Voodoo Thunder Pig wrote:
> I ordered one at that price.  They are apparently a couple of weeks out on  
> shipping but I'm in no hurry.  
 
I paid more at Best Buy, but I've already had mine for a couple of  
weeks.  For me, getting it sooner was worth paying an extra $75 (and  
getting double Reward Zone points on the purchase).
 
It's a great camera, and I'm sure you'll enjoy yours.  Plan on spending  
a little time with the manual before you use the camera much, though;  
all those features and modes are wonderful, but only after you learn how  
to use them.
 
--  
Walter Luffman    Medina, TN USA
Amateur curmudgeon, equal opportunity annoyer

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> What about current owners of an S1?
> Many similarities, just more range?
> --  
>
> JK
 
Well, lets see:  Faster, 5MP vs. 3MP, better movie mode, USB2.0 vs. 1.1, and  
a number of smaller improvements.  Here's a comparison chart:  
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canons2is/

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> I paid more at Best Buy, but I've already had mine for a couple of
> weeks.  For me, getting it sooner was worth paying an extra $75 (and  
> getting double Reward Zone points on the purchase).
>
> It's a great camera, and I'm sure you'll enjoy yours.  Plan on spending a  
> little time with the manual before you use the camera much, though; all  
> those features and modes are wonderful, but only after you learn how to  
> use them.
>
> --  
> Walter Luffman    Medina, TN USA
> Amateur curmudgeon, equal opportunity annoyer
 
Great!  Thanks for the feedback.
 
I'm looking forward to getting this as a "fun" camera.  I'm still shooting  
an old Nikon AF film SLR for demanding work, saving my pennies until I can  
afford a D70s or the D100 replacement when/if it comes out.    Getting this  
camera for $424 is great, I can wait a couple of weeks because I still have  
my trusty Olympus C-3040, which I love and will miss when I sell it.
 
jpm

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> It's a great camera, and I'm sure you'll enjoy yours.  Plan on spending
> a little time with the manual before you use the camera much, though; all  
> those features and modes are wonderful, but only after you learn how to  
> use them.
>
> --  
> Walter Luffman    Medina, TN USA
> Amateur curmudgeon, equal opportunity annoyer
 
Oh, have you tried the movie mode at the best quality?  I downloaded a  
couple of clips and was VERY impressed.