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Hello, I am looking to get a new camera for taking high quality reptile pictures and would like to stay within the $800 max range. I looked at the Cannon Powershot G11 and thought it looked good and was at a fair price ($500), any advise on which camera is a good choice for taking quality reptile pics? Thanks...

I use a Nikon D40. It's fairly idiot proof (a huge bonus for me), it's in your price range, and you can swap out the lense with other Nikon lenses.
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Snakes:
1.1 gray banded kingsnake
1.1 california kingsnake
1.1 kenyan sand boa
1.1 western hognose snake
0.1 albino checkered garter
1.0 florida blue garter
1.1 het anery red sided garter
1.1 reverse oketee corn snake
1.1 blood red corn snake
0.1 amel striped corn
1.0 amel 66% het striped corn
1.1 het albino ball python
1.1 het ghost ball python
0.1 spider ball python
1.0 pastel ball python
1.1 mojave ball python
1.0 butter ball python
0.1 ringer ball python
1.0 African dinker ball python
0.3 normal ball python
1.0 piebald ball python
0.1 het piebald ball python
0.1 Genetic Stripe Ball Python
1.0 Het Genetic Stripe Ball Python
0.1 Mystic Ball Python

Turtles
1-eastern box turtle
2-spotted turtle
2-eastern/midland painted turtle intergrade
1.0-common musk turtle
1-Pink bellied sideneck
6-Northern red belly

Invertebrates
0.1 southern black widow
1-Tanzanian Giant Tailless whipscorpion

Amphibians
0.1 Ornate Horned Frog

Birds:
1.1 red avadavit
2-blue breasted cordon blue
1.1-black cheeked waxbill
0.1-star finch
1.0-Java rice sparrow
2.0-owl finch
1.0-hybrid munia
0.1-White bellied caique

Fish
2-corydoras cats
1-African upside down cat

normal stuff
0.1 black lab

You can't go wrong with that camera. Very user friendly and it takes really good pictures without much trouble. You do need to know what you're doing but it is a really nice camera for a reasonable price.

Here is sample of what a less than $200 camera can do.
Canon PS SX110IS photos

I just got the canon 50d and i cant figure out whats wrong it makes the snakes look dull.
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Ball Pythons
1.0 normal
0.1 Black Back
1.0 Yellow Belly
Corns
0.1 bloodred amel
0.1.0 normal (wild caught)
Kingsnakes
1.0 desert king

We have the D80, and feel it takes pretty good pics!!!