Thanks to all, but the more I think about renting - it really won't work. I am going to Florida for one to six weeks and we will probably make several trips to the island since it is close to where I am staying. So I cannot rent locally and try it out first and if I rent it down there I won't have a chance to get use to the camera at all. If I do the d3000 and I am unhappy with the lens that I get, maybe I can rent a better lens locally. If anyone knows where to rent stuff in Daytona Beach, Florida --- that would help.
I also expect to visit Blue Springs while there and hope for some good shots of the manatees since they should be up in the spring run!
Thanks again for the help.
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