looking to buy a new camera

[bosox3]

Ok..I have been looking at maybe getting either Canon powershot A95 or now one of the olympus ultra zoom cameras.
I need a camera that can zoom in pretty good and can take action photos.
I go to alot of baseball games and would love to take some close up shots.
I also need this camera to just be able to take bright great looking photos.
I also dont want a big clunky camera to carry around...so something compact would be a plus.
I was leaning towards the powershot A95 and then buying the 2x lens for better zoom.

[D70FAN]

Ok..I have been looking at maybe getting either Canon powershot A95 or now one of the olympus ultra zoom cameras.
I need a camera that can zoom in pretty good and can take action photos.
I go to alot of baseball games and would love to take some close up shots.
I also need this camera to just be able to take bright great looking photos.
I also dont want a big clunky camera to carry around...so something compact would be a plus.
I was leaning towards the powershot A95 and then buying the 2x lens for better zoom.

Why not buy a Panasonic FZ3? That 12X, f2.8, Image Stabilized lens should do the trick. Only 3.2MP, but unless you are printing above 8 x 10 you won't see the difference. Twice the reach, and no extra lens to carry around. a lot cheaper too...

[PhilR.]

The FZ3 is an excellent choice - it's the one I have. If however the FZ3 is not available to you, then look at the Minolta "Z" series of cameras, the Canon S1, Olympus 765.

PhilR.