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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Neil" data-source="post: 1219011" data-attributes="member: 1568">"Sorry if I've gone off topic a little, but I strongly suspect that compact digital cameras are the way forward for digiscoping-modern ones are so good now that they almost negate the need for SLRs unless you can afford to blow several thousand on a few top quality lenses. "Steve,         If you have the time and patience to digiscope, and you have a wonderful little camera like the Fuji F30/31 , then stick with it.  The results from this camera can be great .          My success rate using the E420 on the scope was not as good as I would normally get digiscoping.  Only 1/4 on my first day out and the light was good.  I wouldn't bother if the sun wasn't shining.         I haven't played around with the settings in the camera but the Sharpness/contrast/saturation can be bumped up.Here are a couple of other images taken with the kit lens that came with the camera ( 14 - 42 mm zoom ).  I had a similar results using a kit lens on the Nikon D3 but I do like the convenience of it.Olympus E-420 and 14-42 zoomHong Kong,China.June 2008<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7892550@N03/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/7892550@N03/</a></blockquote>