Panosonic DMC-FZ5 vs. DMC-FZ20K

Slack wrote:
I'm trying to decide between these two models. The only differences
that I see:

FZ5 FZ20K
------------- ---------------------
11 elements 13 elements
F2.8 to F3.3 F2.8 across the board


$$ not being an issue, is the FZ20K the clear winner here?

tia

Slack,

There's a group specially for this type of SLR-like camera over at:

news:rec.photo.digital.zlr

and you'll find a few discussions about the FZ20 there. I'll copy your
question over there and set follow-ups.

The FZ5 is a considerably lighter camera, and therefore has different
trade-offs. I guess you will need to compare the images directly -
assuming the other facilities are identical. Do you need a flash
hot-shoe, for example? If weight was important to me, I might choose the
FZ5, as the slightly smaller aperture isn't quite so critical for lower
light situations when you have the image stabilisation to help you.

Cheers,
David

On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 23:04:10 -0800, David J Taylor
wrote:

Slack wrote:
I'm trying to decide between these two models. The only differences
that I see:

FZ5 FZ20K
------------- ---------------------
11 elements 13 elements
F2.8 to F3.3 F2.8 across the board


$$ not being an issue, is the FZ20K the clear winner here?

tia

Slack,

There's a group specially for this type of SLR-like camera over at:

news:rec.photo.digital.zlr

and you'll find a few discussions about the FZ20 there. I'll copy your
question over there and set follow-ups.

The FZ5 is a considerably lighter camera, and therefore has different
trade-offs. I guess you will need to compare the images directly -
assuming the other facilities are identical. Do you need a flash
hot-shoe, for example? If weight was important to me, I might choose the
FZ5, as the slightly smaller aperture isn't quite so critical for lower
light situations when you have the image stabilisation to help you.

Cheers,
David


Very much appreciated... thank you :-)
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Slack - headed over to rec.photo.digital.zlr