tony_craig

This camera is predominantly for my wife as a large point and shoot as suggested above; however, she and I are going to take a class to get out of auto mode. I want to get back to basics with my SRT-201 and she wants to learn more about her Nikon. I'm leaning more to the N80 and the high-end consumer features without the pro pricetag. Thanks for your insights.

My N50 will cost more to repair than a new body, so I'm on the

lookout for a replacement. Locals have N65, N75 and N80. I'd like to

stick with Nikon so my lenses can be used. The camera will not be in

the hands of professionals and is for 'family' use. Nikon has

rebates on the N75 and N80 thru 3/31/05. Any major things I should

consider between the three?

Thanks again for the info. I've been monitoring keh.com and wonder about the condition of unpictured used equipment, especially the 'bargain' ones. keh has a good reputation, but I would like to see a lens I'm giving that much $ for. I'm thinking I want/need at least a 500mm lens to capture the deer, but wonder if more would be necessary. I will be 'in the wild' and not in state parks and can assume distances between 75 - 250 yds away from the subject deer. One final note - I am more interested in deer than smaller animals and am inclined to buy accordingly.

Thanks. Should I assume that the magnification power equates to about 50mm for each 1x increment, ie, 4x = 200mm? Is there a table or a scale which represents this? I have a Minolta SRT201 with 50mm and 100mm lenses. Want to add one or more lenses that I can do nature shots for my own use. Looking at ebay/classifieds/budget/used fixed or zooms and thinking I should go up to at least 500mm for deer sized animals from a distance. What are the 500-1000 opteka lenses worth on ebay - priced about $250 new?

I would like to photograph deer and other woodland animals such as

fox squirrels, turkeys, coyotes, racoons and bobcats. It's been

years since I sold my manual slr camera, the lenses and filters. Got

a wild hair and bought a used camera just like my first one and now

I'm trying to build a set of lenses for general and wildlife

photography. I'd like to know if anyone could tell me what mm lens

would equate to the 9x magnification on a rifle scope.

Where can I find one, now that they are no longer published?