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    Can't decide!

    OK, sounds like you are sorted. On the subject of scopes, though, one strange feature that many of them have is that when you zoom them out the field of view reduces. I've never understood why anyone would design a zoom eyepiece like that, since zooming out by reducing the apparent field size...
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    Can't decide!

    Yes, I would agree that the camera is never going to stand in for the telescope, for visual observation. On the other hand, I find I can usually locate a distant bird in the camera by starting with no zoom and then gradually bringing the object closer. You need to use the optical viewfinder...
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    Can't decide!

    The Lumix FZ82, with 60x zoom, is very handy. I get a lot out of mine.
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