On 15/04/02 11:22, "patrick fisher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am on my third digital camera. It is a Fuji 4700 and I absolutely love it. > It has a lot of great, fine features. They have it at computergeeks for $339 > and it is USB, though. And it has an optical zoom. Very sweet camera. And it > records movies!!! > > I think you can still get $20 off if you put Geek4700 in the specials box > when you order. > > I would suggest at least 2.1 megapixel. At the very least. The price of > cameras shoots up when you add an optical zoom onto it. You pay through the > nose for that feature. > > Any most digital camera is good. What you should look for is features and > cost. And there are excellent review sites on the internet. Find a camera and > go to Google and type review and there are a handful of excellent camera > review sites. When I see the ongoing prices for digital cameras, it strikes me that something is still wrong. To get a good camera, not even matching a good SLR, you will pay the price that you would pay for an advanced-amateur/pro SLR. $1000 will almost get you the Minolta Maxxum 9, the top of the line at Minolta, or a very nice Nikon N90. To get similar result of those of a SLR, you would have to plunk over $5000. I don't know, maybe I'm not getting it, but still, you would think that digital cameras should be cheaper than SLR, since they have far less mobile parts that require precision engineering (like with a 1/12000th exposure). Just a thought... -Laurent. -- ===================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ********************** Usual disclaimers apply ********************** BUAG // n.: [abbreviation, from alt.fan.warlord] Big Ugly ASCII Graphic. Pejorative term for ugly ASCII art, especially as found in sig blocks. For some reason, mutations of the head of Bart Simpson are particularly common in the least imaginative sig blocks. See warlording. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
