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Old 12-03-2001, 09:48 PM   #1
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I'm looking at digital cameras and was wondering what you guys are using or like. Is there anything to watch out for or look for.
I love my 35mm but on vacation I got to shoot a lot of pictures for other tourist with their digitals. Now I know I want one.

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Old 12-03-2001, 10:40 PM   #2
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Iron Crab,

If you do a search on any of the boards for Digital Camera's you will get a ton of information. I just bought a Nikon Coolpix 995 a couple of months ago. It is a great camera. What do you want to spend? there are a lot of good cameras with a wide price range. We could help you out a little more if you gave us a price limit.

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Old 12-03-2001, 10:56 PM   #3
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Good point! I know I'm not going over a $1000. I like the 4 to 5 hundred range but will go as high as 7 to 8 hundred if the camera will make it worth it.
I know that the higher the pixels the better which seems to go with the price. I think what I want is something that is simple to use ( my wife will probably be using it the most). It will have to take good clear pictures at all distances. Don't know what else to look for.
I also have to add that I posted this because I have seem some of the best and neatest pictures taken by these cameras from the people who post them on this board. These pictures are unbievable. ( I know what the pictures are of are great too!)

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Old 12-04-2001, 08:47 PM   #4
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I think I just posted a loaded question. I was looking at a few cameras at a local store. Just did a online search and had no idea of the giant seletions. Some going as high as $8,000.
the types and makes go on forever.
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Just checked out the Nikon Coolpix 995 and it looks like a great camera- it got a lot of great reviews.
No hurry, I'll wade thru them and make a choice.
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Old 12-04-2001, 10:50 PM   #5
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Iron Crab. I know that this is a really tough decision. I chose the Nikon because I have seen so many great pictures taken with earlier models (990, 950, 850, ect) Just a few things to consider. Optical zoom is a lot better than digital when it comes to picture quality. Rechargable batteries are a must IMO. A digital camera will go through batteries quickly. Also consider the type of storage that they use. I like the Compact Flash card that the Nikon uses. I purchased a 256 MB card for my camera. It will allow me to take almost 1000 high quality pictures and almost 3000 lower resolution pictures (still good quality).

I don't have much experience outside of the Nikon line, but I can assure you that you will be happy with a Nikon 995.

Good luck with your decision. If you have any other questions just let me know. I will try to help you out.

Let me know which camera you decide to go with. I look forward to seeing your pictures.

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Old 12-05-2001, 03:45 PM   #6
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go to www.dpreview.com and do some side by side comparisons. Should help you.

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Old 12-05-2001, 09:11 PM   #7
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I got the Sony MVC-FD-90. My pictures go to a floppy disk. That way I don't have to load them to the computer. It goes for about $500.00
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Old 12-06-2001, 08:27 AM   #8
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Thanks for your lastest posts. Gives me an idea on what to look for. I know I will be sticking with the bigger brand names - Canon, Nikon...
I like the website- it will be helpful. I was on www.bizrate.com yeaterday. Sort of the same thing.
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