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In lugnet.general, Tamyra Teed writes:
> Note: Nikon makes a great camera! it's called the Cool Pix 995 and it just
> had a major price drop to 599.99 (it's on it's way to the discontinued bin)
> THOUGH... you can get it cheaper, much cheaper, look at buydig.com (I found
> them on pricewatch.com) I just got one from there for 444.00 with 24.95 fedex
> shipping. And I can tell you, I'm VERY pleased with this camera. If you're
> in the market and have the money, I wouldn't wait, or you'll be sitting like
> me... finally saved up enough money, and the camera your heart was set on is
> discontinued and you can't find it anywhere. That's how I ended up with the
> Nikon instead. (Which I don't think is a bad thing now!)
The Nikon is a GREAT camera...the newspaper I work at uses these for
impromptu photo shoots at dealers and stores.
I used the following criteria for a camera:
Macro
Flash (that's a given on digitals these days)
Zoom
Movie mode (just in case)
reasonable resolution (which I figured would be a 2.1 megapixel camera:
makes a REALLY big 72 dpi picture or a 5x7 at 300 dpi printing)
in the 300 dollar range.
I originally had my heart set on a Canon 510D, which did everything and then
some, but found an Olympus 211 (they too are discontinued, but it was a
really low price!)
The Olympus can do all the above and one really cool thing that is
handy...it has a Polaroid film processor on it. So I can take pix and print
them immediately if need be. And the pics are great!
in terms of memory, go to http://www.newegg.com. They sell memory media
really cheap. Got 2 64meg Smartmedia cards for $40 plus shipping.
Browse around the camera sites to figure out what you want. I have been very
surprised and happy with my camera.
Joe Meno
> Tamy
>
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> Erik Olson wrote:
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> > Browse http://news.lugnet.com/publish/photography/
> >
> > See www.dcresource.com (other big sites have been pointed out)
> >
> > General answer: get a budget model 2MB camera with macro mode, for about
> > $300. Look first at Canon, Nikon, and Olympus, who make the best high-end
> > cameras. Example: New 2MB Olympus 520Z has macro mode, street price $300
> > (Just announced yesterday.) Get a camera that feels right in your hand.
> > Note: Nikon doesn't make a cheap model.
> >
> > FUT publish.photography
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