Hi people... newbie here..

Aiyooo.... Pana came out with new FZ28 ka....
Was planning to get FZ18 somewhere next month. After much surveys done, FZ18 better than most top brands prosumers cams.

Hmm... any idea when this FZ28 will arrive Malaysia? DPreview mention price is 330GBP. RM would be RM2145. Tax this and tax that, could reach RM2300-RM2400 on our shore, me thinks..... RM1K more than FZ18 current price...
Maybe I'll just settle with FZ18... not gonna use HD in FZ28 video function

Yea. just checked Amazon. and FZ18 just 299USD.... split choices now...
Any idea when FZ28 will be in Malaysia?

Aiyaaa... LX3 ar?... but only zoom at 2.5x compared to FZ28; 18x wor
I admit lar.. LX3 sensor damn cun. and F is so wide...
But hor, since LX3 already went that far (and the price as well lar), why not: add few more hundred RM, zoom 3x, bigger sensor, rugged looking Nikon D60
*run and hide for cover*

Same here..

But daruma adds to my misery to put LX3 into consideration.... adoiiii.....

Today got PC Fair at Pisa Penang. Unfortunately, no Panasonic stuff there. There are 2 Olympus booths. How come?!!!

This post has been edited by yuhas: Aug 8 2008, 05:24 PM

1- FZ28 sports RAW and JPEG pic format, P80 only JPEG, no RAW. <<-- correct me if i'm wrong here
2- At max zoom, P80 lens protrude very long. FZ28 like FZ18, lens come out very short only.
3- At 100% pic siz, P80 has noticeable color fringing compared to FZ18/28 which barely noticeable (almost none).

This post has been edited by yuhas: Aug 18 2008, 03:58 PM

Oh, go here:
http://www.imaging-resource.com/IMCOMP/COMPS01.HTM
and compare as much to your liking. click on the sample pictures for biggest size and compare side-by-side.

calvintc, i got a day earlier than you..... (on 20/8/08)

Got mine at Lowyat, forgot which shop but at ground floor, not Fotokem. the one with selling laptop and lcd monitor in one shop. got a nice lenglui there. Fotokem said fz28 not yet arrive, and another shop next to the one i bought even stressed out that pana dont have such model, and gave me a strange look.... haiyaahhh!!!!

my package pretty much the same as calvin's but traded in the mini tripod for 4' tripod, 4gb sdhc, carrying case (hard case), foc screen protector. total RM1500. i think in the next few months, the price will drop gradually. mine was rm1380, cash but withdrawed from CC (RHB dont extra charge if swipe for cash :yahoo: )

calvintc, for fz28, look for the AF/MF button on top near the shutter release button, than use the arrow up/down to focus where you want...

now i can go shoot airplanes.... and birds and squirrels behind my house...