Now you're really in my comfort zone, photography is my first passion... as I'm used to using a larger SLR camera and having the benefits of interchangeable lenses I wanted to retain that in a smaller camera. Good news is there are bunch of small, interchangeable lens camera systems out there now at a couple price points. That probably doesn't completelyjive with your request for 'unfancy', but I guess it's all relative... :)
Becuase the systems are refreshed so often these days craigslist in larger cities usually have a ton of these camera's available. Two to keep an eye out for; Olympus PEN series - lots of different models, and the most lens selection Nikon One series - I'm shooting with this right now, it was kind of hated by the blogosphere and therefore the first generation is available CHEAP. I'd be happy to give you more info on them if you are interested. Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, Pentax... all have their entries as well. For tons of better info on these camera's check out Thom Hogan's site - http://www.sansmirror.com/ Aside from lens changing options, these cameras all have significantly larger sensors than most basic compact cameras. That gives you not only better image quality (more data captured) but better low light capability and ability to crop later. If I was going to go witha true compact camera I'd look at the Nikon or Olympus waterproof/shockproof options in the sub $300 range. The added ruggedness and price point is a true 'plus' that isn't possible with a more expensive camera. Tony -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
