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kerryb
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Hi
I'm looking to replace my digital camera in the next month or so and would appreciate some advice from camera owners.
I currently have a Fuji Finepix 6900 zoom which is a good camera although I have never felt that comfortable with it and I desperately need image stabilisation which seems to be the latest great thing. I've always had problems with blurry pictures since I was a child with my first film camera.
I'm not after a SLR, I want a super zoom, I'm an enthusiast and want to take macro shots of flowers and insects and a good zoom in order to take pictures of birds, generally in my garden on the feeder.
A friend of mine has the Nikon coopix 8800 which I like the look of but it has been discontinued but that is the sort of thing I'm looking for a high optical zoom and about 8 - 10 mega pixels.
Does anyone have any advice or a camera like that they love or - hate!
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Kerry
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Stumped!
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Kerry
I'm very happy with my coolpix S10, but it only goes to 6 meg so it might not suit.
The optical zoom is excellent and the rotating back means I can use it like my old waist level twin lens. It also has image stabilisation.
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kerryb
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Hi Peter
I'll have a look at that one but what is waist level twin lens??
Gnu
It was really a super zoom I was after not a SLR although that one's not a bad price! 
Kerry 
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Stumped!
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Kerry
Now I'm feeling really ancient! 
A twin lens reflex camera was one in which you looked down into the viewfinder.
Then the taking lens was beneath the viewing lens. It meant that the camera was used at waist level and made it extremely useful for close-ups. One drawback was that the image was reversed in the viewfinder.
Two examples were the Rolleiflex and the Rolleicord.
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kerryb
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 You're not ancient, I'm just a techno phobe when it comes to cameras. I think I remember my dad using something like that.
Kerry
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Hi Kerry
Because it's an SLR, you can buy other lenses for it AND you'll be able to frame the shot in the lens and be able to see what your photo will look like before you shoot. This is never satisfactory with non-SLRs, however good.
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kerryb
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I have seen some good reviews for that one, that's marching up the list of favourites I have to say.
Kerry
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kerryb
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Hi Shaun
Another one on my list of possibles, again good reviews. 48x digital zoom - cool
Kerry
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kerryb
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Hi Kerry
Because it's an SLR, you can buy other lenses for it AND you'll be able to frame the shot in the lens and be able to see what your photo will look like before you shoot. This is never satisfactory with non-SLRs, however good.
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Hi Gnu
That's the bit I don't fancy, having to change lens, I'm bound to get dust in them, although I do take your point about framing the shot.
Kerry
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kerryb
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I've agree, I've had some brilliant pictures with my current Fuji camera, the tulip avatar was a recent one. They seem to have a good reputation.
I shall have to check out whether their latest has the image stabilisation which would help me no end!!!
Kerry
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jksdelver
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Just given mine a try out. Seems very easy to use
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