Bit off topic, but... I don't know about the Linux side of things but I bought an Olympus 360DL for work locally for $300. Absolutely fell in love with it and went and bought a 460DL off the Web for $334 (it was $399 locally). The 460 has a 3x optical zoom and I like the control layout a little better. The both cameras use the same software on the host side. As mentioned below, they come with an 8Mb memory card, but you can also buy 16/32/64MB cards as well. They each have 1.3 Mega-pixels 1290x960 pixels at highest resolution. Some other features: flash with red-eye prevention, self-timer, ability to delete single pictures or the whole card, control exposure and simulate different film speeds, autofocus, two modes of light metering, yada, yada. I bought mine from http://www.thecameraclub.com. If I remember correctly the 360DL was on the order of $250/$260 or so. On a "social" note... I used to be very active in photography, but got tired of lugging stuff around. I also got tired of trips to the drugstore to get the film developed. Now I take the camera with me at the drop of a hat. Since the photos are cheap and quick I take a lot more pictures and distribute them to family and friends. My one regret? That I didn't pay the extra for the 490DL (about $440) and get 2.11 Mega-pixels since to my eye it seems like the 1.3mp runs out of steam around 5'x7" size, but that's just a personal bias. -rick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tom Brinkman Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 5:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] Digital cameras On Tuesday 14 November 2000 06:25 am, Richard Humphrey wrote: > > I am planning on buying an inexpensive Digital Camera pretty soon. > Can anyone recommend one that works well with Linux Mandrake? > > > Richard Humphrey I've had a Olympus 360DL (~$270 delivered) for several months. Works great with Gphoto and 7.0, 7.1, 7.2. MOF, better than in Windoze with the software that came with it ;) Takes 122, 640x480 good quality pics, or 35 at a much higher resolution. 8mb memory card, camera d/l's via a serial port. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
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