First digital camera question

This may be the wrong NG, but I will ask my question anyway since I know of no other
NG within which to ask. I have Nikons and Leicas out the gazzu with most of the bells
and whistles, but I am getting interesting in a P&S type of digital camera. I would
put the images into my Mac G4 computer. Three or four mega pixels would be sufficient
for me I think. This would be a camera primarily for travel and shooting in daylight.
I do not want a hunk of a camera with the lens way out in front. Cost is not a big
factor, but long-term reliability and image quality are very significant to me. What
would you suggest I seriously consider and why? Thank you,
Hoyt W.

In article ,
Hoyt Weathers wrote:

This may be the wrong NG, but I will ask my question anyway since I know of
no other
NG within which to ask.

rec.photo.digital would be the obvious choice. There's probably a
"find" command in your newsreader somewhere, with which you can search
the entire list of groups...


I have Nikons and Leicas out the gazzu with most of
the bells
and whistles, but I am getting interesting in a P&S type of digital camera. I
would
put the images into my Mac G4 computer. Three or four mega pixels would be
sufficient
for me I think. This would be a camera primarily for travel and shooting in
daylight.
I do not want a hunk of a camera with the lens way out in front. Cost is not
a big
factor, but long-term reliability and image quality are very significant to
me. What
would you suggest I seriously consider and why? Thank you,
Hoyt W.

I would definitely advise something *small*, something you can put in a
pocket and carry all the time. Olympus has a very good name in this
segment, but all manufacturers have a few nice little camera's
available... Canon Ixus is also nice, for example.

something like this:
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PROD...ERVE/OLYVA.HTM
The small size will ensure you'll have it with you; metal body,
weatherproof...4MP.

But try before you buy, maybe you have big hands, I don't know... simple
things like that should influence the choice of a compact camera. The
difference in quality will be minimal between the top brands. One thing
to look out for is geometric distortion at the wide zoom-setting. You
can simply check it in the shop, on the rear camera-display.

Lourens

In article ,
Hoyt Weathers wrote:

This may be the wrong NG, but I will ask my question anyway since I know of
no other
NG within which to ask.

rec.photo.digital would be the obvious choice. There's probably a
"find" command in your newsreader somewhere, with which you can search
the entire list of groups...


I have Nikons and Leicas out the gazzu with most of
the bells
and whistles, but I am getting interesting in a P&S type of digital camera. I
would
put the images into my Mac G4 computer. Three or four mega pixels would be
sufficient
for me I think. This would be a camera primarily for travel and shooting in
daylight.
I do not want a hunk of a camera with the lens way out in front. Cost is not
a big
factor, but long-term reliability and image quality are very significant to
me. What
would you suggest I seriously consider and why? Thank you,
Hoyt W.

I would definitely advise something *small*, something you can put in a
pocket and carry all the time. Olympus has a very good name in this
segment, but all manufacturers have a few nice little camera's
available... Canon Ixus is also nice, for example.

something like this:
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PROD...ERVE/OLYVA.HTM
The small size will ensure you'll have it with you; metal body,
weatherproof...4MP.

But try before you buy, maybe you have big hands, I don't know... simple
things like that should influence the choice of a compact camera. The
difference in quality will be minimal between the top brands. One thing
to look out for is geometric distortion at the wide zoom-setting. You
can simply check it in the shop, on the rear camera-display.

Lourens

As long as you avoid the great big cheap plastic ones the small sleek ones
tend to be made better and with lower lag times and excellent image quality.
The rest is down to your budget and how much shooting you plan to do.
compact flash and sd cameras are the best value. xd is expensive and memory
stick is insanely priced. I nikon 3200 would make an excellent first time
camera. If you are more ambitious go for the 5200.

"Lourens Smak" wrote in message
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In article ,
Hoyt Weathers wrote:

This may be the wrong NG, but I will ask my question anyway since I know
of
no other
NG within which to ask.

rec.photo.digital would be the obvious choice. There's probably a
"find" command in your newsreader somewhere, with which you can search
the entire list of groups...


I have Nikons and Leicas out the gazzu with most of
the bells
and whistles, but I am getting interesting in a P&S type of digital
camera. I
would
put the images into my Mac G4 computer. Three or four mega pixels would
be
sufficient
for me I think. This would be a camera primarily for travel and shooting
in
daylight.
I do not want a hunk of a camera with the lens way out in front. Cost is
not
a big
factor, but long-term reliability and image quality are very significant
to
me. What
would you suggest I seriously consider and why? Thank you,
Hoyt W.

I would definitely advise something *small*, something you can put in a
pocket and carry all the time. Olympus has a very good name in this
segment, but all manufacturers have a few nice little camera's
available... Canon Ixus is also nice, for example.

something like this:
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PROD...ERVE/OLYVA.HTM
The small size will ensure you'll have it with you; metal body,
weatherproof...4MP.

But try before you buy, maybe you have big hands, I don't know... simple
things like that should influence the choice of a compact camera. The
difference in quality will be minimal between the top brands. One thing
to look out for is geometric distortion at the wide zoom-setting. You
can simply check it in the shop, on the rear camera-display.

Lourens