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This is definitely worse than buying my K-x - that was meant to be a Powershot SX 120 IS , which sort of morphed into a Canon Rebel and then I found myself with this rather lovely K-x

OK - being sensible now - on price grounds I have to rule out the Powershot S90 and the LX3 , both of which are over £300 - the K-x cost me £341 [ yes including tax etc ]

I enjoyed the couple of months I had with the Fuji S5000 so I would not object to a Fuji

The F70EXR is just such a clever camera - I wonder if all its clever tricks are possibly too clever for me - are they essential - undoubtedly NO but useful , probably YES BUT at the same time are they a recipe for going wrong ? - unknown I suspect as yet - it seems to have come out about September.

This leaves the Ricoh , the Lumix FS62 from today's suggestions .

This is really going to need a lot of thought [ and yes I'll go and handle cameras before I finally decide which one is going to live in my bag ]

Pentaxophile

Thanks for that one - put it on the list now . Certainly that review was a good one

OK - plus points for the Fuji - and remember I've only read about it. Still to handle it - if I can find it locally

it's a pocket sized camera , It's got Stabilisation , an inbuilt flash , lots of programme possibilities , incredible zoom and what , from reviews posted on Amazon , a good lens .

Minus points - it seems very complicated and I'm a slow learner in as much as I learn better from being SHOWN what to do than reading it from a book .

Do I actually need some of these clever things / tricks it has - after all I've got a DSLR and I'm really looking for a walk around in town camera - not a posh take pics with the real "WOW" factor.

OK konrads and Imagesteve - you are both praising it to the skies - now tell me why this is the one camera that I should buy ? What makes it so much better than the Canons Panasonic Lumixs or any other compact ?

JonSchick - interesting you said the Powershots - the SX 120 IS was on my list before BUT I am looking for something with a flat front so-to-speak now

HG - answering your points

1) I've been here before looking for a camera - originally to replace a Fuji S5000 which just suddenly died thanks to the optical sensor failing and I spent about 2 months weighing up things . The fact that I ended up with a DSLR is neither here nor there - but it shows I did consider a lot of cameras

2) I said no candy colours - so why suggest a yellow and black camera ? I had clearly indicated plain black - what I carry about I want to be so-to-speak nondescript.

3) Other than making a comment that you thought that 12 meg is a bit OTT you haven't really explained why you think that - look at my 'handle ' things have to be explained - I'm not a geek.

4) I have said I want the ability to have a sports setting - from time to time I attend Carriage Driving trials - and I have found in the past that a sports setting is very very useful then - I have also been known to take pics from moving cars , buses and trains at times too.

Richard - thanks for your comments - you have given me a few things to chew over .

I'm still open to more comments and suggestions .

I don't have a bottomless pit as regards funds for this purchase - the Ricoh is definitely stretching things a bit more than I'm happy with - after all the K-x was only bought in November , and my heating bill for the last few weeks doesn't bear thinking about

Bearing in mind that my Kodak P&S seems to have gone to the great camera park in the skies I'm now on the hunt for its replacement .

I'm not rushing into this - the K-x is my main camera and I'm still on that steep learning curve . However I do enjoy having a wee camera tucked in my pocket , and I'd like something a bit better than the inherited HP Photosmart E327 .

I'd like to stick with Pentax and have been sort of looking about and so far the P80 is looking good [ though in black - I do NOT go for these candy colour options ]

My requirements are - decent Monitor [ had got used to shooting with that most of the time - the HP one is minute [ 1 ins x 1.5 ins ] and will drive me daft soon.

Image stabilisation will be a big bonus - I do have hand shake at times.

A reasonable zoom - for some of the things I've done in the past x3 is a wee bittie small .

Not too concerned with lots of inbuilt programmes - sport setting - YES , Macro - YES a few scenes OK, and landscape

Memory card - prefer SD / SDHC since that's what I'm using now .


OK - is anyone using one ? Please could I have their views on this ?

Anyone know any 'cons' -' pros ' I would think, on a Pentax Forum are pretty obvious

The thing is - do we still have the cameras ?

I have the Instamatic 33 AND [ to my astonishment ] the Boots Amica

Photomonk is having a go at me again

I got a new Hama holster bag last year for the Fuji S5000 which actually demised about 1 month later .

I got a Lowepro EX 160 as part of the Deal when I got my K-x - lovely little bag , lots of storage for wee items - but put the K-x with the 18-55 lens on into it and I can get the Samsung 50-200 in but not the Flash unit [ flash unit is too tall ]

Sooooo since I also need to take away my laptop with me it's easier if I have a backpack type of bag - so I got one - a Lowepro Fastpack 250 - there's masses of room in this one

The main backpack I'll be using is my Lowepro Microtrekker 100 - and that has the K-x and both lenses , and the Flash and lots of wee things as well .

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