Char, sounds like a pretty nice camera. Macro is one feature that I would not do without anymore. Cameras have come a long way and you can get just about every feature you want on a compact or sub-compact for a decent price. I'd like to have an SLR but they just look so doggone big:) Even though I have an Canon S5 IS and it is larger than a lot of cameras, I'm just not sure if I want to lug anything larger than that around.