SX50 - pulled the trigger today

VisionLight,

Prayers going out for you and others in the area where Sandy hit. Hope much more help in many ways is getting up there soon. I and my family live in the Nashviille area and in May 2010 we saw destruction locally through torrential rain leading to terrible flooding but still nothing like what has hit the northeast U.S. Talking about a camera seems trite when faced with what you and others have endured and still are enduring. Roughing it can be fun for a while, but the comforts of life are still better in the long term   By the way, I waited a few extra days and got the SX50 at the "reduced" price on Amazon....procrastination helped a little this time.