FZ200 quality issues or unhappy buyers?

I think there is a major third reason; unrealistic expectations.  I have had my FZ150 about a year and am just getting to the "fine tuning" level and am anticipating the intuitive level that I once enjoyed with manual film SLR. Just like a stick shift automobile, after you drive it a while it becomes "automatic".  Now that much of the darkroom is in-camera, there is more to learn and some people either don't get it or are not willing to climb the learning curve.

It would be interesting to see how many experienced FZ150 users have returned FZ200s.  I might spring for a 200 before going to Africa next year and expect most of what I have become familiar with on the 150 ail carry over to the 200.  I understand and am willing to accept the limitations of ƒ2.8 @ 600 in order to get the benefits.  That is an upside of incremental change.

HJ