[dammage79]

Thanks for the posts and opinions.

I guess a little background on what I like to take pictures of may clear things up a little bit.

I'm a big Scenery and Landscape fan. I'd like to finally own something that takes great night pictures and has a good clean deep ISO range.

I should clarify I've not heard one camera salesman speak once about any of the cameras. I've done the research my self through extensive comparisons online. I've tried finding picture and video
Samples of the type if pictures I like to take and basing my judgments on such. Even tried to find just the shots with the stock lenses.

What it boiled down to and how I came to choose the Samsung and the Sony was the mid range ISO's for night shots. The Sony is great in the higher range and there's not even a comparison in the 10k+ range. The Samsung though is on par from what I've seen in the 100- 6000 range for night shots.

As for Olympus and Fuji, I admit I haven't dove into too much of their products during my research. Maybe I will in the next few days but I do know their bodies are a fair bit smaller than the two I am looking at. At least from what I've seen when I went to get some hands on experience with the two I mentioned. I made mention of my big hands before so in that aspect I'd like something a tad bigger with a great grip.

As far as lenses go, some recommendations for landscapes would be appreciated. Trying to read through the online reviews on the lenses alone is a monumental task as there is a ton of bias. Keep in mind price is a factor. I'd love to grab one of the Zeiss lenses if I bought the Sony but they're with more than the camera.

Future shop has a deal on right now saving $150 in any lense purchase when you buy a camera so I'm thinking of making the purchase there.

So on top of the kit lense would I be better off with a telephoto lens or the 16mm pancake? They have them for both the Sony and Samsung.