new at this (Page 3): Way to go Jerry! You used please and thank you in your post. You'll make JR1 proud.

jkm757 Loc: San Diego, Ca.

jerryc41 wrote:

Please! No fighting. Thank you!

Way to go Jerry! You used please and thank you in your post. You'll make JR1 proud.

GaryS1964 Loc: Northern California

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200. Zooms from 25mm to 600mm for getting shots of that eagles nest and has a macro setting that allows you to get as close as 1cm. It has a Lica lens that is a relatively fast f2.8 across the entire zoom range. Read the reviews.

Can be found under $500. I've bought stuff from these guys before and never had a problem. Stuff showed up quick exactly as ordered and never a phone call trying to get me to buy extra stuff.

http://www.rakuten.com/prod/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz200-12-1-mp-camera-with-8gb-sd-card-and-carrying/246350939.html?listingId=-1

cecilia delacroix Loc: near Seattle

GaryS1964 wrote:

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200. Zooms from 25mm to 600mm for getting shots of that eagles nest and has a macro setting that allows you to get as close as 1cm. It has a Lica lens that is a relatively fast f2.8 across the entire zoom range.

I totally agree. I have this bridge camera; I chose it over the Canon SX50. (My main camera system is Canon with several L glass lenses.) The FZ200 costs $70-100 more than the SX50, but it has some remarkable features, especially that Leica f/2.8 aperture across the entire zoom range, 25-600mm!

raysass Loc: Brooklin, On, Canada.

pappy0352 wrote:

There are many good cameras out there today. I shoot canon but that doesn't mean I think less of other brands, My camera is the Canon Ti and I love it. I shoot mostly wildlife, I have a Sigma 18-250 with a 2x converter and also the 50 1.8. They do ok for me but I'm saving up for the Sigma 150-500. You can get my camera from B&H or Adaroma with the kit lens right around your price range.

Pappy

Pappy, does the auto focus on your 18-250 work with the 2x converter? I have the same lens with a Kenko 1.4x converter and my autofocus does not work. Ray.

wlgoode Loc: Globe, AZ

jimni2001 wrote:

By pedantic do you mean you swing to the side of others having manners and then back to the side of it is okay for you not to have manners? You may need to go back and look at your post and see how many times you have said either please or thank you. Of the 116 topics you have posted I saw the word please once.

Pedantic is overblowing one's own education.

dooragdragon Loc: Alma , Arkansas

jimni2001 wrote:

By pedantic do you mean you swing to the side of others having manners and then back to the side of it is okay for you not to have manners? You may need to go back and look at your post and see how many times you have said either please or thank you. Of the 116 topics you have posted I saw the word please once.

Pedantic from http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pedantic
The nitpickery of the english language that drives the less detail oriented insane...often mistaken as a tool to impress others when in fact it is annoying

spit Loc: Ackworth West Yorkshire uk

i would like to say to jr 1 if melodee was like me when i first joined i put a little about myself then i ask a question but only the question came up its not that we are rude its because we did not know how to use the site right
many
thanks lorraine

cecilia delacroix Loc: near Seattle

Well, as long as this thread has been hijacked, I may as well add to it. I think some are mixing up "pedantic" with "didactic". :)

Deb58 Loc: Upstate, New York

I would suggest the Nikon P510 it has the zoom!! 42x optical. Mine goes with me everywhere I go. The DSLR stays home unless the trip requires that one. The zoom is awesome, I wouldn't part with this camera for anything!!

wlgoode Loc: Globe, AZ

cecilia delacroix wrote:

Well, as long as this thread has been hijacked, I may as well add to it. I think some are mixing up "pedantic" with "didactic". :)

:thumbup: Although some didactic teachers can be pedantic you have a point here.

marcomarks Loc: Ft. Myers, FL

melodee wrote:

Hi, I have always loved taking photos of everything and everyone. My favourite thing to photograph is nature.I love close up flower shots. Rite now, I have a small cheap Nikon and would like to purchase a decent zoom camara that's around 500 dollars, that has a good resolution any suggestions?

Canon SX50 bridge camera with a huge zoom or Panasonic Lumix FZ200 bridge camera with Leica glass lens. Both can do what you want extremely well and you won't have to buy any lenses to have everything you need for practically any situation. This is assuming you don't plan on printing at 20X24 or larger.