Hello
I'm glad you all like the camera.
In response to my original post I've finally got to see and handle a FZ8. I was beginning to dispair that it would ever arrive in the shops.
Jessops hadn't got any, and they didn't know when they would. My nearest "Shop Panasonic" dealer was the same. In fact the assistant didn't even know what model I was talking about.
Then by off-chance I went to a small local specialist camera shop, Peter Rogers, Stafford, and saw they had a black FZ8 in the window. I went inside and asked to look at it. Expecting him to get the one from the window, I was surprised when he took a silver one out of a display cabinet. I liked it. The LCD and EVF are much improved over the FZ7. That to me is worth the extra. Afterall you have to see the picture before you take it.
The only thing missing was my credit card. It was at home. I'll make sure I have it next week.
Any more info on the FZ8's performace will be most appreciated.
Thanks