You also must determine what warranty comes with the camera. A lot
of the "too good to be true" prices are Grey Market. This means you
can NOT get warranty work done in the USA or you must send it back
to the seller (if he is still in business).
Consumer Reports usually puts out an article on cameras with ratings
in their magazine every year or so. You can usually find them in
the Public Library.
Joel
You only have to have one or two of your e-cameras have a problem to come to
the conclusion that for some things it is better to just go to your local
e-store and get the best deal you can. Really does just gripe you, though.
And, for some strange reason, after coming to that conclusion, rather
reluctantly, I might add, those I have bought locally have never failed (at
least, yet) and those ordered in usually have some problem develop. Oh well,
just another of those unexplainable electronic facts, I guess.
jofarr, soddy tn
I had a minor problem when I mail ordered from NY. They sent
me the wrong spare battery I paid extra for. Rather than go
to all the trouble of sending it back and attempting to get
the right one. I just bought one over in Tokyo when I was over
there anyway. I could make sure it fit. I first tried to
find it in a famous camera store here in Westwood LA and they were
too stuck up to sell the Panasonic brand. They wanted to sell
me a Nikon or Cannon for $1500 with a limited range zoom lens.
The fact is the Panasonc beats both at way less than half the
price. I had been buying Nikons for years and what pissed me off
was none of my Nikon film lenses fit the Nikon digital camera.
However my expensive Nikon aux flash unit works fine on
the Panasonic. Sounds like the rotary all over again. If this
camera was available everywhere no Nikons or Cannons would be
sold. Take my word for it. It is that good.
Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.
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