Panasonic lumix FZ38

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Anyone on here using one of these?..was contemplating the G11 but stumbled across some decent reviews of this today and it looks pretty good!!
Almost half the price too.Opinions welcome.:D
 
I havn't - but have spent a year using it's much older brother (FZ8) and have had absolutely no complaints. The FZ28 was also very highly regarded and I don't see any reason why the next generation will have gone dramatically downhill!

I don't know how big the G11 is but my FZ8 isn't a "pocket" camera by any means if that is an important factor for you.
 
StuartH said:
Anyone on here using one of these?..was contemplating the G11 but stumbled across some decent reviews of this today and it looks pretty good!!
Almost half the price too.Opinions welcome.:D
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Depends what you want. The FZ38 has a 18x Zoom (27-486mm) where as the G11 has a 5x zoom (28-140mm), both have manual capability, an alternative is the canon S90 which has the same chip as the G11 and about £100 cheaper, doesn't have a view finder though.
 
Thankyou both,tbh size isnt really a major factor.I do like the idea of the zoom on the lumix and also like its video capabilities.The price on the panasonic seems very resonable..but does anyone think the g11 is worth the xtra?
 
StuartH said:
Thankyou both,tbh size isnt really a major factor.I do like the idea of the zoom on the lumix and also like its video capabilities.The price on the panasonic seems very resonable..but does anyone think the g11 is worth the xtra?
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Not sure on price, you could get a decent DSLR for that, its about £450 now, but I think canon have gone the right way with their sensor technology, 10mp meaning better low light capability, less noise, better zoom capability than panasonic low light king the LX3 25-60mm hmmm limited zoom.

Depends if you want a good Auto P&S or something with abit more user input, otherwise current best seller is the panasonic TZ7
 
Can get the lumix fz38 for 245 and its only to tide me over until I can afford to replace all my dslr kit I sold recently...didnt think I would miss it so soon.:shake:
 
Thanks for the link Pete..I did contemplate the lx3 but think I would miss the zoom tbh.
 
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