Hello,
For our site http://personal.palouse.net/vhimsl which can also be
reached through the "Buying an M15" on the MSOG site, pictures were
taken with an Hewlett-Packard HP315. Ours is a 2.1 megapixle camera and
it does snap shots very well (using an HP Photosmart 1315 printer), and
it is currently cheap enough that you won't get too upset if it goes
literally and or figuratively south on you.
Our thoughts when we bought ours was to get the best quality cheap one
as the technology on digital cameras as well as price would change
dramatically and overnight. We bought ours about a year or so ago and
then it was $300.00. Now it is around $150.00. We waited on buying
additional memory cards as the price on them was dropping pretty fast.
Bottom line? It just doesn't make much economic sense to spend a lot of
money on these things.
If I were buying now, I would take the same attitude. Almost any camera
with 3.x megapixle resolution would be fine, especially for web page
pics.
The only caveat is that you might consider getting a digital Canon that
will accept your lenses though these particular cameras aren't cheap!
One advantage of the cheaper ones is that you just aim and shoot. Most
problems can be corrected in the 'dark room' which is the computer for
the digital crowd. Oh, your camera should come with some basic photo
manipulation software too for making albums, etc.
But be warned, this is a very addictive and time consuming path you are
venturing down. For example, it took a good weekend to do our site, and
by today's standards I would rate it at best average/fair.
Good luck,
Vince and Sharon Himsl "Duet"
Doug & Stan,
Thanks for the advice regarding digital cameras. I am aware of the
sites you suggested. Unlike you, I have always had a keen interest in
photography and even had my own darkroom at one time. I have a Canon
A-1
multi-lense system, with two bodies for different speed films, but I
prefer
not exposing those cameras to a harsh marine environment. My snapshot
camera when sailing is a Rollei 35 or my wife's little Pentax. I have a
so-so (read cheap) scanner but downloading pictures into the computer is
a
slow process. Digital cameras are a completely different technology and
I'm
a little bit digiphobic. I 've read the reviews and checked the prices,
but
so far I haven't been able to make a commitment. Right now I am leaning
toward buying the new Canon S330 Digital Elph. Tomorrow maybe something
more inviting may come along. We'll see...
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