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Thanks Jorge, I had a Nikon coolpix 990 once - great camera, recently died, and I have a DSLR, EOS 300D and use of a EOS 400D with 100mm macro- i was thinking of the pana 18x for the ability to switch rapidly from super macro to far away bird shots. Heard good things about them. I have a tamron 18-200 it's a nice, versatile but slow lens. I hear the ranox magnifiers allow you to be a bit further away from subject.