Hey Steve, Yes, I can say I'm a very open person about myself, most of the skeletons in my closet have been seen :) Once I had the cash, I went and spent $750? for a tripod and $300 for the head (while having a perfectly fine tripod before). I wanted the MZ-S and all its goodies for some good reasons, but one of the 'bad' reasons was I wanted a black camera instead of the silver top ones that usually are associated with cheaper, auto function cameras. In fact, my next lens will be the FA 24-90mm AL etc jobbie I think.(to replace my 28-105 silver (again) jobbie) As you might be able to tell, I am not good with money :)
Brad Dobo