Camera recommendations?

[zoom-zoom]

That is very cool! And you are right...being able to swap out lenses isn't necessarily that big a selling point. I have one favorite zoom lens on my DSLR...I could probably sell my other 2 primes and not miss them. The Lumix looks cool!

[GLC1968]

Zen - I bought it at a local Ritz/Wolff camera shop. I have 10 days to return it and 30 to exchange it, if I change my mind.

It won't fit in a bento box, but when the lens is retracted, it's pretty small. It's WAY lighter than the Sony Cybershot or the Nikon Coolpix that I compared it to. Ultimately, while I liked some of the Sony & Nikon features, I liked how this one fit in my hand the best. The controls seemed the most natural to me and honestly, I liked the look of it (kind of retro with the metal lens band and textured camera body). The Sony was super ackward, actually.

[Cataboo]

I switch lenses all the time on my dslr, my prime lenses are so much higher quality than my zooms (for comparable prices), that I tend to use the primes the most.

HOwever, you do run the risk of dust on your sensor everytime you change, I've heard people say never ever change the lens on a dslr - but I guess those are ones who've gotten some dust that they can't get rid of.

THe leica lens on my fz20k was 12x and maintained f3 or something like that across the range of the zoom, which was just awesome.