Originally Posted by foreigneRS
18x optical zoom is pretty good
Paddy 
mine is only 10x. i would like a 2x converter for the front, but haven't found one yet to fit the 58mm screw fitting as used by filters
I wanted something that I could see into the flats across the road from where I work. There's a real fitty that likes to show me her underwear [well, I'm sure she wouldn't mind if she knew I was watching].
Sorry nick, the rest of what you typed meant nothing to me and may as well have been german