On Thu, 1 May 2003 07:50:19 -0500, "Ken P." <Ken.spamarama.paschke@uni.edu> wrote:

>"Ron Charles" <portugal@3web.net> wrote in message

>news:3eb063f0_2@news.cybersurf.net...

>> Try the..

>> Canon GL2 (22x OP. ZOOM)

>> Canon ZR70MC (22x OP. ZOOM)

>> Sony DCRTRV 350 (20x OP. ZOOM)

>> Sony DCRTRV 250 (20x OP. ZOOM)

>> Canon ZR40 (18x OP. ZOOM)

>Make sure to check the macro on whatever camera you're choosing. You had

>mentioned close-ups. Often, the extended zoom precludes such.

There is an easy and high-quality solution

to this: add a simple achromat (even

single-element close-up lenses work, if

not too strong, and these are cheap).

At the long end of the zoom range,

magnification will be greatest with these

(though the focusing range will also drop

considerably...).