at the moment there seem to be loads of 10x optical zoom digital cameras - as we're going to NZ soon, i think it would be really cool to get one... which would you recommend?
 
3mp:
minolta Z1 (cheapest from £185)
fuji s5000 (around £210)
canon S1 IS (image stabilisation - which is very useful for such a long zoom - around £330?)
 
4mp
minolta Z2 (around £245)
olympus C765 (very small from £240?)
olympus C770 (same as 765 but metal body, black, from £360?)
 
or should I wait for the Minolta Z3 - a 12x optical zoom lens with image stabilisation - and should I see if I could get it while we're in singapore for cheap? (it should be cheaper than the large Panansonic Lumix DMC FZ10 (12x image stabilisation, 4mp, from £350) hopefully - review)

edit - there's also the Kyocera Finecam M410R (review - 4mp) from £283, but i'm not very interested in this as I don't think the extra cost over the other's is justified, plus it's much larger. There's also a Premier based on the Toshiba PDR-M700 (3mp) for about £199, but I don't think it's worth the risk. (ebay search)