Thank you for replying!
Im trying to get a shot where the model steps on the camera - when you get close to the model the controls go berserk, invert, and refuse to zoom in past a certain point. Old versions of the program had a similar issue but its been fixed for awhile. I just want a simple basic camera option that lets you get any shot you want - and that doesnt care where the model is.
As for the transparency I saw them in the new location but the basic slider for auto/force transparent/force opaque seems to be gone. I can get similar results by messing with the alpha settings but its a lot more work than the old slider, which fixed issues common among many models.