|
"Erik Olson" <olsone@spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:G6B5IB.IC1@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.general, Kenneth A. Drumm, Ph.D. writes:
[ ... snipped ... ]
>
> $450 -- You have a LOT of choices. Spend $20 on some computer magazines with
> camera reviews. Or get the excellent Olympus 490 (hint hint).
I have the D490 and I am very happy with it. It is awesome with respect to
batteries. I have had it since September, have probably taken upwards of
500 pictures with it and am still on the second set of batteries.
>
> $800 -- You can afford 3 megapixel cameras. I bought the Olympus 3000.
The Nikon 880 is getting good reviews and lists for about $800. It is also
a 3.3 mega-pixel camera.
>
> $1000 -- Decide between the Nikon Coolpix 990 or Olympus 3030Z. There are
> numerous runners-up from Fuji, Canon, and Sony.
My brother-in-law has the 990. I personally do not like the twist body
style that the Coolpix 950 and 990 use. It is also heavier than I expected
it to be and it is no where near as good with batteries as my D490 (analysis
based purely on obervation and discussions w/ my brother-in-law).
>
> No money -- wait a year, and all the above will get 1 category cheaper.
Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com
|
|
Message has 1 Reply: | | RE: Digital Camera
|
| (...) I have had a 990 for a month or two now, and I love it! (I got it for $836 at pcwonders.com) The twist body design is really useful because you can tilt the LCD so you can look in a different direction than the lens is pointed...for example, (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
Message is in Reply To:
| | Re: Digital Camera
|
| (...) Don't do it. Floppies that is. Depending on how much money you have to spend on a camera: $100 -- you'll get a webcam, or a used Kodak from 1997 with grainy 320x240 pictures. $200 -- Better webcams like the irez.com types with 640x480 but (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
28 Messages in This Thread:
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|