thanks Vicki I will ck out the picks from your other post.

Hi Vicki--- Yes I took the plunge, maybe I will recieve it in a week or so. J & R elect. and broadway are about the same cost but J-R gives the bill-me-later option to pay it off in 90 days so I went with them. I am really looking forward to getting it and learning about the new camera. Since I already have experience with my S5 that will help some as Im learning I think.

Hey Steve-good for you.
I hope I did not steer you wrong-but I don't think I did.
Almost all reviews on Amazon are 4 & 5 star. I did read one review from someone who owned your camera and did not like the SX10.
I think the SX10 is just fantastic--I have captured pics I never could have gotten--including my Hummingbird pics--with it.
Keep me posted and please post some of you Hummingbird pics on here! I know you will get some good ones. I haven't yet been able to capture my resident male--but it is just a matter of time!!
Have fun and by all means use the macro for some Bees and Butterflys and flowers---it has amazing macro abilities.

My wife and I "gave" each other the Powershot SX10 for Christmas...it's a really great camera for the value. Perfect for gardeners who only want to point and click for good pics (like me), but also enough features for a more serious photographer (like my wife) to play with. The zoom is just crazy!...80x. Really love this camera.

Vicki-- You didnt steer me wrong I dont think I can lose I like you take some shot thru my window of hummers. The sx10 with the almost double optical zoom of the S5 can do nothing but give me better shots for what I want to use it for. Instead of having to go to the end of my S5 telescoping range where the quality will be a little grainy , I should be somewhere in the middle of SX10 range for the same shot, at least thats what Im hoping for. Im scheduled to recieve my camera on tues, cant wait to try it out.

Vicki-- You can count on my taking pictures with it and if I get an exceptional shot I will post it. Most digitals have the good macro ability and this one might be better, time will tell. Once I get a little practice with it and learn the ins and outs , it would be nice to show off a little.

hummer activity here has been unusually slow so far, so pics can be hard to come by, may be well into june before things really pick up much around here when the younguns start coming around.