I'm glad you didn't finish reading my reply, as it wasn't addressed to you. The things you say I was wrong about - simply put, you are wrong, but in a very gray way. I don't care to argue the point with you though, because you are obviously only here to cause some sort of stir. And what is comical is that you try to come across as intelligent, even though your spelling and grammar reek horrendously of ignorance; which typically says something about the author.



I'm comfortable with giving Caroline good information she can use to learn more about her inquiry, so that she can make an informed decision of her own when it comes time that she decides to purchase a camera. I'm also comfortable with leaving you to reply to this thread knowing full well that I will never know or care about your response (as I suppose it is likely to be at once futile and infantile).



My first visit here in a long time and this is the state of the forum. I might come back in a month or two, maybe not - these forums seem to be getting less and less friendly and/or useful.



Oh yes, my name is not "dude". I do own an SLR, as well as several other cameras, both stock and modified (by myself). I am not a professional photographer, but if I was I certainly wouldn't publicly claim so until I learned to actually behave and present myself as such; which is not the impression your post suggests.



And now I have one last post, to Caroline, I am going to make before I take an extended leave from this forum, as I just remembered another place she could go to learn about her hobby so that she can be an informed, intelligent consumer at her next camera purchase.



Regards,

- Somewhat offended person just trying to help.





>>sorry dude, i din't really wanna finish reading your response, because it is obvious you don't really know what an slr is. i suggest you learn about them before you answer another post regarding one. there are digital slr's with everything and more than those "true digital" cameras you speak of, including better quality. oh and by the way, when uit says 3X and 4X even 14X, it is all relative to the manufacturer, i suggest you look at the lens and see the actual zoom in mm. the only thing you are right about is that there is no such thing as what she wants.

>>honestly, i would advice you go with an slr, i have a digital one and a 35 mm one (prefer 35 mm, but digital is fun) you can really get into the picture and take control of every aspect. dont let the movie mode pursuade you unless you wanna take short (usually soundless) videos in crappy quality, you can jsut buy a really cheap videocamera and it will better. i take preofessional wildlife shots and i can tell you from experience, a slr is best suited for this task, but you can make a (almost equally expensive) regular digital work for you. look into the nikon d70, and i forgot the name of it but they also have a great little digital in their lineup with a pretty commendable zoom. my friends are rushing me so i have to go, but good luck (to the both of you).

>>-jake

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