SKI TRIP!
January 11th 2007
I’m leaving for a ski trip in a couple hours, going to Tahoe for a long weekend. Should be good, there’s a little snow coming in tonight, then clear, cold, and sunny. There’s a high of 28 degrees all weekend, and it’s supposed to get down to -2 degrees on Friday night. If you’re from Montana, that’s pretty darn WARM.
I also got a new toy for the trip, having recently returned my dad’s Olympus DSLR to him “before it’s ancient technology” as promised. I got a smaller point-and-shoot to carry around with me, which I’d need anyway even if I did have a larger better camera. Sometimes you just have to have something in your pocket. Anyway, it’s a Panasonic Lumix FX01. Major deciding features were a 28mm-equivalent wide angle, and Optical Image Stabilization. Also, it’s small, uses SD cards, takes good movies, and it’s all around very useful. I haven’t used it much yet, we’ll see how it does while skiing. 
Alright, back to packing. More pictures and news later.
I think the FX01 looks really tempting for the same reasons you give. Let us know how it works in the field. Enjoy your trip.