lookin to buy

[DoeMaster]

Im looking to buy a camera to take with me to the field. The main specifications I would like the camera to have is, be compact and have a decent zoom. The camera does not have to be digital but just take some quality picture from a distance. Im trying to stay in the price range of $250 or less. Does anyone have any suggestions?

[skin_dog1]

I don't have any specific recomendations other than try and get a digital. You'll thank yourself later. So many times I've had rolls of film developed and even after taking a hole roll of one deer I was disapointed that none of them turned out good. That doesn't happen now that I have my digital. I know within a second or so if the pic is worht keeping. Long range photography will cost you! I don't know exactly what you are looking for but most point and shoot cameras don't do to well at very far a way.

[Grant]

Ditto on what Skin said, to achieve quality pics from a distance, your going to need good optics, and mega zoom. You can get a decent digicam for under 300$, but I don't think your going to get the quality of pics you want at long ranges with one.

[b1jeremy]

be sure that you get the highest mega pixels possible...the more the higher the quality of the pics you are going to get...