I may have to pick up an LX-5 this year and compare it against my FL-20. I love the LCD technology that has been incorporated into the LX-6, LX-7, and LX-9, but the bang for the buck to me is the trusty mechanical flasher. Especially since I love to fish crappies, I love the ability to move the zoom to any part of the water column (Don’t get that with the vex)…