hear the positive replys. I think I may be in love with the
FZ5. A friend is trying to persuade me to buy a Kodak 6490 and "save some
serious money". If it had the stabilization feature, I might be interested
because I've seen some good results from his 6490. And, except for the
stabilization, they have very similar features.


"Pete Fenelon" wrote in message
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Jack Carter wrote:
I read all of the posts in the "comparitive results Canon S2 vs. Pan FZ5"
thread because I too am going to buy one of them. I noticed that no one
brought up the subject of construction and reliability. I'm leaning
toward
the Panasonic, but everything I've bought with that brand name - vcr,
camcorder, TVs, etc - has been junk that quit working before its time.
However, my old film cameras - Pentax, Canon, and Kodak, and Minolta and
Sony Mavica digitals - have NEVER caused any problems. Can anyone attest
to
the reliability of Panasonic cameras? Or have they even been on the
market
long enough to do so?

Interesting. It's a brand I've always had good experiences with - my
TV's a Panasonic Quintrix that I've had for about 5 years, I used to use
a Panaflat PF70 monitor for ages, I've had a Panasonic printer... and
now I have an FZ10. All of them are solidly built and went on for years,
and the FZ10 feels pretty much indestructible.

pete
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