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<p>KEH is a good on line source of used cameras, 14 day return policy and 6 month warranty.<br>

Might consider these:<br>

Lumix ZS3: 25-300mm<br>

Canon SD950is: 36-130mm with small optical view finder<br>

Canon: S95,S100 S110 or S120<br>

Canon: Elph300HS 24-120mm very compact</p>

 

<p>The Fuji X30 is on sale for $500.00 until Feb 28 , buy from Crutchfields with free shipping and no tax ,they have a 60 day return policy.<br>

I rented one from Lens Rentals and determined it was the perfect size for me </p>

<p>My move from heavy DSLR's to Olympus and Panasonic was just what I needed to re-spark my interest in photography.</p>

<p>A used Panasonic ZS3 or ZS5 would be the least expensive route. New camera , look at the Canon S95 , or the Panasonic ZS15 . Avoid small pocket cameras with excessively high MP sensors , unless you enjoy poor quality photos the sweet point is about 8-10 MP and shoot at a max ISO of 400</p>

<p>Thank you Michael, Robert and Shun. Since I only paid $25 for the lens I may simply disassemble it for a rainy day project.</p>

 

<p>Can anyone recommend a resonable competent Nikon repair facility in USA. My AF Nikon 24mm f2.8 has a focus issue, when manually focusing the travel from infinity to closest distance is stiff and notchy, images are always out of focus...forget about trying to focus with AF. Also if anyone can direct me to an online tutorial on dissassembly of a Nikon prime lens<br>

Thank you, Lee</p>

<p>Rich,<br>

As always excellent advice from the photo netter's. You have some good equipment now just learn to use it, just go out and do it !!!!</p>