[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by almostnormal

hi. i've stopped sobbing

just been looking online and i think that i'm going to have to suck it in and buy the DSLR type camera, rather than a point and shoot, becasue i've already got one of those, and it's a bit naf for the close ups of things that are alive. they tend to fly off. i've just been sifting through all the ones out there and found this one Fuji Finepix S9600, which looks pretty good and is currently half price on one site. looks pretty nifty. might have to sweet talk my dad into getting it as an early birthday present. i can take it with me to forsinard when i go in june!

if you are stuck (and i still am) the digital camera company online was good. sells all sorts and has some pretty good package deals!

Errr good camera, I think a few people on here have it (or have had something similar), but it's not a DSLR it's another 'bridge' or 'prosumer' camera like the panasonic FZ30, fairly similar beast I think actually (though I could be wrong).

These cameras give you more to play with than a point and shoot, you can still manipulate and learn about aperture / shutter speads, white balance etc with these cameras but will struggle in terms of picture quality in comparisson with the DSLRs particularly with more far off wildlife.

but yes you'll still need to get close for good macro shots but have a look at matt_xyz's gallery - it's possible!