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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lmans66" data-source="post: 1772458" data-attributes="member: 48976">DcbI too have this and find it an amazing piece of technology...I love it. I am still playing with finding the right camera. Right now I am using a fairly cheap Canon SD1200 IS. Although I like the IS part, I don't like the fact that most times I have ISO 800 or so. It doesn't handle light well it appears. The Nikon P6000 you have seems perfect. I have heard mixed about the Canon S90. I have thought of using my DCB and attaching my 450XSI and 50mm to it.  Have you tried a DSLR? I don't want to go that route though if it limits the ability to get close range more so than some of these point and shoots. Does anyone know how they compare. If I am reading a previous posting correctly....1x of optical zoom = 50mm. So an eyepiece zoom of 30x   x  my 50mm lens equates to 1500 magnification. What is the magnification of 3x or 4x optical? I read somewhere that 4x optical was around 112mm bringing magnification of that to 3360, right?</blockquote>