Yeah I did the same- read and watched heaps of reviews, watched comparison videos between the 950 and other similar cameras, and decided to buy it because I was so impressed with it, And still am- when it works properly.....

I LOVE the superzoom and have gotten some stunning shots with it, but more than anything, mine has problems with closeups- when I'm not too far away either. It just won't focus on automatic, but when I try to shoot in manual, it does this weird jump back, from the original framing...

Anyway, I will still persevere with it, because I do get great shots from it, it's just frustrating that it's so hit and miss- literally, spot on for one shot and then the next- exactly the same shot-distance, settings, everything but no luck.

I will check out the FB group too, thanks for mentioning it.