Well, sorry to "bug" you guys, but here it goes....

[NorthJeff]

I take lots of 35mm pics with a Pentax WR 90 but the quality is fading and I'm looking to go digital.

There are several features or types of use I'm looking for so I'll attempt to list those and I'm hoping you guys can steer me in the right direction for what camera would fit for me and I really appreciate your help!!

*I shoot a lot of scenery/landscape pictures including small planted fields, woodlots, ground cover/plantings, as well as deer, rabbits, and grouse (more animals in the future!). The pictures I take go into power-point presentations and magazine articles so quality is extremely important. I also am getting into taking pictures of landscape with a "parachute plane".

*Some of the wildlife pictures I'd like to take would be out to about 100-150 yards, so I'm not sure if I need a high mp camera that I can crop the picture down to zoom, or an actual higher power zoom camera.

*I also take a lot of self-portraits while in the field and have really gotten used to the wireless remote on my Pentax 35mm...not sure I could deal without one unless I purchased a camera that I could set to take a photo at a pre-determined interval, say every 10 seconds.

*The flip-out screen seems great for some of the tree-climbing parachute plane shots I'll be taking and along those lines I like a little bulk in my hand to be able to hold on tight to the camera in awkward shooting situations.

*My price range is around $600 and a couple cameras that fit most of my "needs" (although admittingly I am a beginner and have only been researching for the past few weeks!) are the Canon G6 and the Nikon Coolpix 8400, both of which are around 3.5 to 4X optical zoom, 7.1 to 8.3 mp (Nikon 8.3), and both feature wireless remotes....but those were picked more for the remote, flip-out screen, higher mp, and a nice bulky area to hold onto. Also, I think I could really appreciate the wide-angle offered by the Nikon 8400. Maybe the Nikon 8800 with the 10x optical?

*Low-light considerations are an important aspect as well as being able to get fairly quick shots without a lot of pre-setting and fiddling around, as well as high-quality photos.

Any suggestions? I'm not really settled on a brand other than Canon and Nikon certainly come to mind even to me as a beginner, and I do not have a camera store within 120 miles. I'd probably have to purchase over the internet, of which I have for my work digital...a cheap 1 mp Kodak I've used for almost 5 years that has served me well in my profession as a real-estate appraiser.

I appreciate all your suggestions and your patience!