I've narrowed my choice of camera down to three. To make the final
decision I need to handle each one - there is no way I am going to
commit myself to a >£500 spending decision without at least handling and
trying out each model. The trouble is, I can't find a retailer with
stock. Actually, that's rubbish, they've *all* got stock, just not stock
of what I want to see. What they've all got stock of is the
point-and-click no-brainer compacts, budget DSLRs and one or two "nice"
DSLRs. What they haven't got is compacts that bridge the gap between
the two. It's not that there aren't any, and I don't think it's that
they don't sell - surely the manufacturers would have realised long ago
and there would be no models. So why can't I find any?

If anyone can please suggest where, in the south-east, I can get my
hands on any of the following (I don't mind travelling) I'd be most
grateful: Canon Powershot G6, Panasonic Lumix DMC-LC1 (that's not the
recently anounced one, it's the 2004 model), or the Leica Digilux 2.

Thank you for any replies you can give.

    Justin.