The digital age is here. Even my I-phone takes a decent picture, so I guess the camera purchase goes to What you are trying to achieve. I recently purchases a Canon XSI Digital Rebel that came with a telephoto Image stabilization lens (package deal from Walmart). I've gotten rave reviews on the picture quality, particularly on the long shots. http://www.walmart.com/Canon-Eos-Digital-Rebel-Xsi/ip/11051694
I looked at going up to a 50 mm Canon with the D50, but I didn't think it was worth the additional 700.00 and the lenses would have made it even more. John Harvey -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen Russell Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 10:59 AM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] Getting a camera for Christmas On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 10:43 AM, MB Software Solutions, LLC <[email protected]> wrote: > Was going to get cameras for me and the kids this Christmas. Saw an > Olympus 12 megapixel from Target for $99...sounds good. They had a > Polaroid 12MP for $79 but were out-of-stock on that one. > > Just wanted to ask if others in the community have found a great camera > recently for under $100. -------------------------------------- Camera price is a function of the Optics and the image system. The better either get the more $$ the camera costs all of us. With your price point under 100 it doesn't really matter. Read the reviews and look for rants on time to record image, speed to take the next picture, flash recoil time. This was my wife's biggest bitch about our first digital. "I cannot take a second picture as the bride is walking down the isle because the camera isn't ready!" Olympus 3 MP camera purchased in 1995. I would back off of getting higher resolution cameras for a lower on on a way to save some $$ and get maybe better optics. I bet there are some cheap in price 5MP cameras out there that were sold @ 200+ but nobody wants them anymore because there is now an 8 or 12 MP camera. If you are blowing up to 8x10 11x14 or larger for CONTESTS or sale then you need more then 100 will buy. But for kids + fun pics you are fine. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer SQL Server DBA Web and Winform Development Independent Contractor Memphis TN 901.246-0159 [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/02e201ca7e73$d53687e0$7fa397...@[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
