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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John Cantelo" data-source="post: 1286852" data-attributes="member: 2844">If the link doesn't work for you just go to  <a href="http://www.dpreview.com" target="_blank">www.dpreview.com</a> and look at the relevant article.  I belatedly realise that someone else got there before me and posted a thread on the potential of this camera for digiscoping.Looking at discussions about the camera on dpreview folks seem evenly split between those who think this is the best thing since sliced bread and those who think it's a dead-end (like previous attempts to produce small film SLRs).  Personally, I think the latter are mistaken.  I thnk that there's a huge new market out there formed by people like me who have migrated from point-and-shoot digital cameras to bridge cameras; we don't want to lug round larger cameras (and lenses) but want more flexibility than smaller cameras offer.  For birders the suggestion (see other thread) that this could be a good vehicle for digi-scoping too must be an added attraction.  No hint at prices yet, but I assume that the bodies, being simpler to build, ought to be cheaper than DSLRs, but, without the advantages of scale, the lenses may well be relatively more expensive and without so many options.  Anyhow I'm very pleased I didn't buy an Olympus 410/510/520 as I was tempted to do as I suspect this 'family' will suit me better.  I'm in no hurry so I probably won't rush out and get one.  A second generation version should have any niggles ironed out and should have video (I swear it's been omitted for exactly that reason!),John</blockquote>

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