[Roger Alexander]

Many thanks for explaining that Chris, although the Fuji S200 looks good, it is a beast. In the days of film, I carried a large SLR with all the bits, but never had it when I wanted it, so was looking for something smaller, but which would take good photos. I have a Panasonic TZ£, but it lacks control and crispness. So I guess my question should have been " are the small bridge cameras that much better than a high end travel zoom" Although there may be more f stops, I believe some cameras use ND filters rather than aperture size.