but not this one! I took a hike in the Virginia woods on this hot muggy day. I drank a lot of water in an attempt to stay cool. When I stepped off the trail to relieve myself, this tree took offense and shook it's fist at me. It's a good thing I captured it's picture or some might nor believe me.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2760725903_859c4cddcd_b.jpg
While I'm at it, here are two more photos I took on the same hike.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/2761569616_82d6b02c4a_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3233/2761570154_43d742a4ec_b.jpg

In my "quest for the best" compact/full featured cameras for a backup to my Alpha DSLR's, I start with the Ricoh R8.

I want to see if anything can beat the SONY V3 ;)

Here are a couple of samples I thought weren't bad. Imager is noisy, but actually less than I thought it would be. If you keep the ISO down, detail is actually impressive considering the density of the pixels on this CCD (36MP per sq. CM, thats dense!).

I sent this as a private message to Carl but then realized I might not be the only one crazy enough to be agonizing over these decisions.
I'm apparently trying to make a camera buying decision as complicated as possible.

A350 or A300? - Advanced amateur. 85% of photos on website. 15% prints but very rarely larger than 9x12.
Primary use is street photography - quick candids 5 to 10 feet away. Landscape and wildlife photography occasional.

Will buy the Zeiss 12-60mm.