Camera Retards, need help on gear.

[Boss .300 winmag]

 We plan on going to Yellowstone summer 2012 after my daughters last performance at Missoula Childrens Theater. What would be a good set up for the trip, plus my wife would use it for day to day photogaphy? Me and my wife have never used complex cameras always point and shoot.

Camera retards

[robodad]

I have a really nice setup for all those things in a Canon 50D with a 50mm f1.8 a 17-55mm F2.8 a 55-250 F4-5.6 and a 100mm F2.8 Macro and I rented a 70-200mm F2.8L II so if I added all that up it would be around $4200 give or take a few bucks, now those aren't all the best lenses but they are nice and I have used them for much the same things as you describe. I just got the 70-200mm so I haven't played with it yet but I am sure I will be impressed.

Are you looking for a PAS or DSLR ?? that will determine which type of advice you will get on here !!!

Hope you have fun in Yellowstone !!! 

[Boss .300 winmag]

PAS, DSLR ?

[Decker]

Can't go wrong with a Canon G12. All of the setting that the complex DSLRs have in an exceptional PAS (point and shoot). I learned the technical parts of photography in this amazing take anywhere wonder.

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=Canon+g12&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=12601536878521691490&ei=A_YUTdnBEonQsAO5vvDDAg&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CGMQ8wIwAA#

[cohoho]

I got a point and shoot that works great...lol  Oh - no I don't - dropped that one in the columbia several months ago...