Thanks for the info, much as I love Mirko he isn't the only thing I want to take pics of...

( If you are looking...sorry Albert !! hehe) unless of course he's going to get me a Media Pass this season in which case ....Albert I wub you

I've been watching the camera since last year... they said it was due to be released in July and never came across.. and now that it's out no one seems to have one I can actually pick up and play with.
I'll just keep sitting on my money till I can get my grubby mitts on a few models to play with.. by then this years Tax Rebate should be through and I might be able to move up a price bracket without Fazed crying over lost Coug Mods

At this point I have about 5k to play with for body and lenses.. (about $7 1/2 after next rebate) so if you have any recommendations in that range .. I'm all ears. The S2 Pros seemed to be have the best features overall so far in the range I was looking at.. but I'll check out the others you mentioned too . thanks DavidD