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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Smithhill" data-source="post: 1860245" data-attributes="member: 57837">Jon, I think the biggest problem as far as resolution is heat waves during the day, even on cloudy days.  Digiscoping over grass and as high as possible is best.   When I do testing I like to do it well after dark over grass, and when the air is still, and with lights on the target.   Looking at the sky is even more of a problem.The P6000 is certainly a good camera, and hard to beat.  I say it whips all kit cameras under $6,000 for resolution at low iso.  My LX3 is also good.   They say the Canon G10 is a bit sharper and of course heavier.  I am going through a grinding decision to try and update to the Pen E-PL1 with the Pany 20/1.7.   Much discussion now about how bad the shutter vibration is with the prime, and of course all focal plain cameras have this fault to a degree.   Of course there is a lens rattling problem with the zoom of this camera.   Anyway, in upgrading to the micro 4/3 I  HOPE not to lose any sharpness   (???) and togain 3 or 4 stops in speed with equal grain, which could help a lot with the f-8 scopes we are stuck with.   Still trying to decide.   Any thoughts anyone?   Gene</blockquote>