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Hi Denise,
I'll give you my thoughts, others may think differently.
This sounds like a real nice camera. The only thing I would question is the lens, and only if it is the only lens you have for this camera. I think you will find that there is too much telephoto here for a lot of inside photo reference work. This camera has a multiplier of 1.6, which pushes the 75 mm up to 120 mm on the low end. This can work OK outside, but in a twelve foot (or even bigger) room you just can't back up far enough. If this is the only lens you have for this camera I would reconsider it for the 18-55 zoom (29-88 after the x 1.6), or maybe something with slightly more telephoto. I think you need to be able to operate in the 50-100 mm range after the multiplier. Anything on top of this is great in the out of doors and is icing.
As far as comparing this camera to a small pocket digital. I wonder about this from time to time. I always come down to the question - when do I want to take a less than perfect photograph. When am I sure that the perfect opportunity is not just around the next corner.
My advice would be to keep this camera (I understand that it's smaller and lighter than its predecessor), especially if it's the only camera you will have.
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Mike McCarty
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