Panasonic announces DMC-FZ2. The camera features a Leica Vario Elmarit lens with 12x Optical (yes OPTICAL!) zoom and image stabilization. Why oh why do they keep producing this camera at 2 megapixels. This one will be interesting to try when and if it finally hits the states.

Panasonic releases DMC-FZ2 �Digital Camera with Super 12X Optical Zoom - DCVIEWS