(Paul Furman) wrote:

Yes.

I'm actually pretty impressed by the SP-550's image quality across the
range. However its lag (mainly down to slow focusing speed) makes it an
annoying tool at times.

I'll be interested in seeing how Panasonic's offering compares, because
the combination of 28mm wide end and long zoom is a very attractive
package in a fairly pocketable camera. Having said that, the important
range is the 28-300ish part and I'd happily lose the extra length for a
higher quality lense design.

Andrew McP