got to keep the wife happy too

My lovely wife Carrie has shown an interest in photography and to help support this new hobby I've been researching new digital cameras.  Though I pride myself as fairly technical by nature, there is tons to learn when it comes to digital photography.  I was originally leaning towards a DSLR on the recommendation of a colleague, however after evaluating and getting feedback from what Carrie needed I settled on the Nikon Coolpix P80.  It just released in the US and though it's not a SLR it has many of the features of one.  Her main wants from a new camera were the ability to take quick pics (hard to keep the kiddos still for long) and the ability to zoom.  The P80 has an 18X zoom.  Hope she enjoys it.  It's an early 10th anniversary present. :-)

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