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<blockquote data-quote="Rivergoat" data-source="post: 667928" data-attributes="member: 44814">Well, it's here, the rental, that is. I've test fired it in the house. I spent the past few days going over the manual so nothing would be too surprising. A lot like the D90 in controls and settings, so I'm pretty familiar with it right from the start.I'm impressed on the speed. I burst fired high speed, strictly JPG, then RAW, then JPG + RAW. Looks like it wil be no problem to shoot both JPG + RAW at the car races; the buffer holds enough, even on my UHS-I SD cards (all I have). I'd go UHS-II down the line; probably be a while to consider XQD as I get all the costs covered for this, once I pull the trigger and purchase.I'm eyeing a few 17-55mm lenses at the moment; acceptable prices for good quality used lenses. Yeah, I find KEH charges sales tax to CA, not sure why, but on a high ticket item, that can add up fast.A little more testing with it tomorrow, then Thursday it is literally off to the races. The D90 will come along, of course, as a back-up; and I carry the Lumix on my belt, too.I appreciate all the comments and tips thus far. Thank you!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rivergoat, post: 667928, member: 44814"] Well, it's here, the rental, that is. I've test fired it in the house. I spent the past few days going over the manual so nothing would be too surprising. A lot like the D90 in controls and settings, so I'm pretty familiar with it right from the start. I'm impressed on the speed. I burst fired high speed, strictly JPG, then RAW, then JPG + RAW. Looks like it wil be no problem to shoot both JPG + RAW at the car races; the buffer holds enough, even on my UHS-I SD cards (all I have). I'd go UHS-II down the line; probably be a while to consider XQD as I get all the costs covered for this, once I pull the trigger and purchase. I'm eyeing a few 17-55mm lenses at the moment; acceptable prices for good quality used lenses. Yeah, I find KEH charges sales tax to CA, not sure why, but on a high ticket item, that can add up fast. A little more testing with it tomorrow, then Thursday it is literally off to the races. The D90 will come along, of course, as a back-up; and I carry the Lumix on my belt, too. I appreciate all the comments and tips thus far. Thank you! [/QUOTE]

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