LOL - I think you guys are misinterpreting my request. I don't need or want any type of professional-grade or HD recorder. I just want a glorified spotting scope that records.

My homeboy has a $200 piece of crap JVC that's a few years old - and it works fine for what I need. It's just a major pain in the ass, b/c it still uses tapes - and we can't get the stills onto the cpu.

Seriously: A low-light setting, rubber gasketed seals, a minimum of 30x optical zoom and cheap. Those are my requirements. I don't need to go overboard. I'm not filming HD movies here.