.....and I am blaming it all on you, John Scott! L.o.L. I got a very good deal on a lightly used Olympus Stylus Tough 3000. Got it for $100 bucks. Seriously I am impressed with the shots that John posts here especially when one considers that the Olympus seem to have a lower optical zoom. That speaks volumes about the skill of the photographer and clarity of the lens.

John I just hope that camera won't have any issues sharing space with my Pentax 35mm SLR and 2 Pentax DSLR's!

http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_se...483&page=specs

i normally keep 5x as the minimal optical zoom unless we are at or above 10 mega pixels so this camera should be fine. I will post pics as soon as I can.