I just saw the announcement on dpreview and some technical data. Personally i think that these models look like the FZ15 and FZ20. Same rendering engine (venus II), same resolution, no improvement in sensitivity, almost identical controls. Hm.... what is this new release about?? Actually, the Leica Elmarit 6-72mm lens seems to be... less than the lens on the older models FZ10 through FZ20! The older lens has a constant f/2.8, while the new has f/2.8-3.3! So what possible motivation could someone have to chose FZ5 over the FZ20? Thomas