About to buy a new FZ7 or FZ30

[JJHCHANG]

Hi - I'm new here. Love this message board.

I noticed a lot of you have the Panasonic DMC FZ30 and FZ7.

I've decided to buy one of these cameras. Does anyone know where I can find the cheapest and most reliable deal? I would hate to buy it for a great price to get a dud and no support.

Thanks!

-Jon

[genece]

This retailer is fine.......the black FZ30 is getting hard to find....

Beach camera or buydig are also good to buy from as is vanns or onecall.

Do not fall for anyones package deal ...get the camera and then shop for prices on card ...batteries and bags.

http://www2.butterflyphoto.com/shop/product.aspx?ref=dealtime&sku=DMCFZ30S

[Telecorder]

Butterfly shows the silver as $459 and the Black at $519,,,,

I paid $472 for my black FZ30 the end of May...:eek:
(But not from Butterfly...)

[JJHCHANG]

Got a FZ7!
Thanks for all your help! ;)

Its a great camera. I'll post some pics soon.

[Telecorder]

Three best words of advice are...

Practice, Patience and Perserverance... and judicious use of the free film button (Delete...):)

Some good Pany FZ/ info sites:
http://www.ishots.net/fz1-2faq/focusing/index.htm
http://www.cs.mtu.edu/~shene/DigiCam/User-Guide/FZ-30/
http://www.photo.net/learn/
http://luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/understanding-series/understanding-histograms.shtml

[JJHCHANG]

These are some great resource sites. Thanks so much.