GR8, I have been shooting photos for 40+ years and if you can find one, get a Fuji Finepix S5000. It is like a 35mm camera in that you look through the lens, but can switch to the lcd if you want. If I remember correctly, it has a 10x optical. You can set the quality of photos you want from 1mp to 6.3 mp. You can attach different filters to it. It has a fast trigger speed and if you have experience with 35mm's, you can set different f stops and shutter speeds. I bought mine 3 years ago and it is fantastic for hunting, fishing, and camping. I have blown photos from this camera up to poster size and had them turn out really nice. I paid $229 for mine. Please do yourself a favor and check them out.