I month or so ago, I bought a new digital camera. My first digital was a very cheap, simple polaroid. No zoom, not too many settings to fumble with. It was 'ok'.

The one I now have is a Jujifilm FinePix S5100 ( http://www.fujifilm.com/JSP/fuji/epa...ecSheets789910 ). 10x optical zoom, several settings/adjustments. I read through the manual, but that just seems to make things just as confusing as to when to use what settings when.

Just looking for some tips if anyone has any. One thing I"ve noticed already, is that it has a really hard time focusing when zoomed to the fulll 10x on anything closer than approx. 10 feet. Is this normal?

I'd eventually like to add a few assesories. One being a telephoto lens. Not really sure why, as I don't take pictures of stuff that really need it. I just think it would be cool.

And maybe sometime in the future (next year or two), I'd like to get a telescope (no idea of size/power - never owned one), and have the camera mounted to it. Is this possible?

Any suggestions/pointers appreciated.