Thanks, guys!

It's kind of looking like MX-450 would be the way to go.

Dundas, I've looked for decent used MX-500s and haven't had much luck. Then again: I'm kind of gun-shy, after recently having trouble returning a camera body that had been billed as "in mint condition" that was nowhere near that.

I'm a bit OCD about the cosmetic condition of things. Scratches, scuffs and dings that most people would overlook drive me nuts.

I'll look again, though.

The reason I want two of whatever they are is so I can clone one to the other. (Here I am assuming the MX-450 does that.)

Thanks,
Jim