Ok I posted this message a while ago with picture and everything and it never got here? To get a feel for the things I want to do with camera go to http://www.marlinstudios.com and take a look at the texture libs and images created with them. As photographers you might want to pay attention to the pricing for these products and what comes on cd's. These libs are the best available to 3d artists (in my opinion). To a 3d artist they are important, as anything that doesn't have to be explicitly modeled saves time in both creation and especially the rendering end of image creation. It would take a supercomputer to render some of the sample images if everything were done with polygon meshes. The attatched image Deep Forest 2 is a sample of my work and what I want to use a camera for. The background and main element are photos with foreground and ground plane detail being 3d models. I will be adding buttetflies and other small 3d modeled details soon. Entire time to create image AND render was under 2 hours. The link below: http://www.renderosity.com/gallery.ez?ByArtist=Yes&Artist=thunderdon will lead you to some of my other work. Textures of rust, bricks, bark, distant trees and other details are scattered throughout. I appreciate all the advise and have made notes on products mentioned. Any more thoughts you have after reviewing this message would be appreciated. Just a thought... After you check out the testure lib link above I may be able to interest some of you in joining forces, your photo skills + my digital skills = texture lib $$$. We may not get rich but it could help you pay for that new lens or ?. The product could be sold right here in the store. After all you're taking photos and I'm working on digital images anyway?