Hi Kev,
Another camera to look into is the new Olympus SP550 UZ - with an optical
zoom of 18x that gives 28-504mm range, macro to 1cm, image stabilisation,
7.1 megapixel raw files (or jpeg if you choose) it actually presents as a
serious alternative to getting an SLR camera. Big downsides are those
shared by all other compact digitals - inability to improve your range
without huge loss of quality, and inability to manually focus on difficult
subjects. The only downside I can see specific to this camera is that you
have to use the Olympus brand memory card (xD). Worth checking out, on the
internet it can be found for between $600 and $800.
For the record, I have no commercial ties to Olympus (I use Nikon stuff) -
I've just been looking at this camera as an alternative travel camera to
lugging around my SLR for work.
Regards,
Chris
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