for close up Herp shots and sharing these pics with EASE, simple camera is a good thing. i just went thru the posts for 4 pages (1 year)and found suggestions for the minolta z1,nikon cool pix,and sony dsl f717 i want to keep it simple because i wont use all the bells and whistles. any suggestions welcome thanks ..Chris ps i just got back from brandsmart and the barely english speaking sales clerk there(miami) recommended olympus. p.s. 300.00 is my caplimit