Gang, Since the Nikon product seems to be popular & to take some of your research out of it. Nikon Just announced a List Price Reduction of the Coolpix 995 to: $599.95 So street price could be about: $510.00 <<< CAMERAS >>> E-990 (5045) CoolPix 990 Camera List: Discontinued in 2001 3.3MPIX 16MB 20x15 w/ 3x Optical Zoom, Nikor 8-24mm Lens 1:2.5-4 E-995 (25047) CoolPix 995 Camera List:595.00 US 3.3MPIX 16MB 4X Optical Zoom, Nikor 8-24mm Lens 1:2.5-4 http://www.nikonusa.com/usa_product/product.jsp?cat=1&grp=2&productNr=25047 <<< OPTIONS & ACCESSORIES >>> http://www.nikonusa.com/accessory/25047/default.html GENERAL ACCESSORIES CS-990 (5380) Soft Side Nylon Carrying Case for 950/990 9868 CoolPack II, CoolPix Accessory Kit for E955 9818 CoolPack, CoolPix Accessory Kit for E950/E990 MC-EU1 (25146) Remote Release Cord ES-E28(25147) Slide / Negative Copy Adapter EC-AD1 (25078) PC Card Adapter (PCMCIA to CF) SC-EW3 PC Serial Cable SC-EM3 Mac Cable UC-E1 USB Cable EG-900 Video Cable AN-E990 Camera Strap POWER & BATTERY EH-31 (25148) AC Power Adapter E990 EH-51 (25149) AC Power Adapter for CoolPix E995 MH-51 (9896) L-ion Battery Charger for CoolPix E995 MH-51KIT L-ion Battery & Charger for CoolPix E995 EL1 (9895) Rechargeable L-ion Battery for CoolPix E995 EH-51 (9900) AC Power Supply for E995 LENSES TC-E2 (25102) Telephoto 2X Lens Converter TC-E3ED (25103) 3X Telephoto Lens Converter WC-E24 (25104) Wide Angle Lens Converter WC-E63 (25105) Wide Angle Lens Converter FC-E8 (25101) Fisheye Lens Converter FILTERS 5380 Set 4 Effects Filters - 28mm (Name / Color / Exposure Factor *) +++ 1) UV - Transparent - Absorbs ultraviolet rays without increase of exposure, thereby preventing haziness and foggy effects in distant landscapes. Constant use of this filter is recommended as a lens protector. 2) Circular Polarizer (C-P.L) - Gray - Removes or reduces reflections from nonmetallic surfaces, darkens blue sky while increasing color saturation, penetrates haze. Simply rotate the filter in its mount until the optimum effect is obtained. 3) Neutral Density 4 Light Gray ND4 transmits 25% of the light 4) Neutral Density 8 Medium Gray ND8 transmits 12.5% of the light Neutral Density (ND) filter is used for reducing amount of light without changing color rendition. Exposure Factor is compensated for with camera's automatic TTL exposure metering system EXTERNAL FLASH & RELATED ACCESSORIES SK-E900 (25067) Multi-Flash Adapter Cable & Bracket Unit AS-E900 (25068) Multi-Flash Adapter Cable for External Flash SC-18/CS-19 Multi-Flash Sync Cord SB-21B (4702NAS) SpeedLight TTL Macro Flash Unit SB-22s SpeedLight AF Flash Unit SB-28 (4710NAS) SpeedLight AF 100M Flash Unit SB-28DX SpeedLight AF Flash Unit