Hi Thijs, thank you again. Then if I were to narrow down onto a camera body, beyond the budget question which would be your simplest alternative? What makes me wonder is that I own a rather good set of lenses and am accustomed to switch from one to an other (if necessary) plus a tripod and a flash equipment and polarizing lenses. All of course manual. None autofocus or electronic. What I'm trying to figure out how I can benefit with those years of acquisition of the then excellent equipment. In the 80's I used to make nature photography as a tool of my job as head officer in the National Parks administration. My present focus just changed slightly and now I no longer back pack with the camera equip. I simply want to get out into my gardens and take pictures of what's growing or living here. Therefore weight is no longer a problem. ...fortunately flowers do not move away and birds can be lured towards me standing behind a blind.I understand that keeping my old lenses with which I'm at ease, means no automation, but taking pics is for me a slow and very pleasurable activity...the same as maintaining my flower beds clean of weeds and sometimes these come one just after the other...
With all of this in mind, could you then suggest what I should aim at? Budget is another issue. The range of prices vary very much but I really cannot even try to figure out where I should place my quest ( including second hand) before pinpointing what is best suited for me. Once I really know which will be best suited then I can start figuring out the finnancial aspects. I'm not into expensive equipment because its fancy or "a la mode", but instead try to search for quality that will show up later in the pics themselves. Thanks again. Arturo
