I would suggest a Olumpus e-10. The response time is really good, manual focusing and zooming is like SLR's.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Tom DelRosario [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 4:29 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: EOS Going digital - G2? > > > I bought the G2. Most of the the above issues apply, except I haven't > noticed trouble with my EX flashes (except for the Sigma EF 500 Super, > which isn't really an EX) or the color blooming. I have also > been quite > frustrated with the focus on several occasions. My biggest > disappointment with the G2 is what I consider to be unacceptably > terrible barrel distortion at the wide end of the zoom. When you get a > good shot with it, though, it's really good. I think for the > price it's > a good camera. > > ************************************************************* > > That is always what gets me about digital photography and why > I am always tempted to get one, but haven't done so yet: "I > think for the price it's a good camera." The problem is that > the price is as much as (if not more than) an elan 7 with a > Canon 28-105 zoom. One of the reasons I picked the SLR in > the first place was better responsiveness, and I am not sure > if I want to give that up, even for just a backup camera > (much less a backup camera that costs more than my main camera). > > That is why I am tempted to go the cheap digital route. > E.g., a Canon A20 (2.1 MP) can theoretically produce decent > 8x10 images. Even an A10 should be able to produce decent > 5x7 images (1.3 MP). The G2 apparently isn't too much more > responsive than the A20, though it is more flexible. > Something like a more inexpensive digital may make more sense > for casual snapshots than a G1. I would get some of the more * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
