@blue23rose - oh, garbage. I'm getting TERRIBLE shots from the 55-300mm lens. Stuff that's just not usable. I'm pretty sure you haven't ordered anything yet, but sit tight until I can give better advice (with samples) than what I've been providing re which lens to use. Something's really wonky in that conceptually it's working like it should - but practically, the results are abysmal. So I'm rethinking a little here.