Gordon wrote:
> Squinting through my SLR with a 200mm tele and a 2x converter looks about right, but I'm undecided
> to go for a big optical zoom, or go the digiscoping route.
What's a digiscope?
> Whasss the biggest optical zoom digi camera on the market Paul, you seem to be up with the market.
I'd recommend the brand new Nikon Coolpix 8700. 8 hefty megapixels and an 8x zoom (35-280mm), a very
well specified digicam. I rather fancy it myself. You can also get a 1.5x telephoto converter for it
to boost the long end to 420mm.
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0401/04012805nikoncp8700.asp
Don't know what the price is, might cost a bit, but with 8MP you wouldn't need to upgrade for a long
time. Even if you don't think you need that many megapixels, consider the cropping possibilities.
You could crop out half the picture and still have enough pixels for a good A4 print, so that in
effect translates into an even longer zoom range.
> ... and on a personal note - just how many cameras are enough for you? ;-)
Ideally just one, but I haven't found the perfect camera yet.
Actually I'm trying to cut down. I'll be using the current roll of film in my OM1n to make
comparative test shots with the 300D, then scanning them, studying them in detail and making various
test prints. If the digital shots match the quality of the film shots, at least for purposes of
producing an A3+ print, then my OM1n will be mothballed. That will leave me with just two active
cameras, the 300D and the Horizon 202 panoramic.
Paul
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