[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I need to buy a digital camera. I want a good one, that's easily
> usable with Linux (USB conn. is fine if it works :)
>
> I've been thinking about:
>
> the Nikon CoolPix 995
> the Canon G2
> the Olympus E20
>
> I've heard that the coolpix went downhill from the 990 to the 995,
> and further down hill still to the 5000. There's also a huge price
> difference between the 3 I listed above, with the E20 being the most
> expensive at $1600 and the 995 being <$700.
>
> Anyone else have one of these, or, something else entirely that you
> feel strongly in favor of/against? I know very little about digital
> photography, and the terms used to descripe the camera capabilities
> seem complete foreign to me, coming from the old analog world of SLR
> cameras.
>
> Any advice, information, comments, complaints, and/or wisdom would be
> greatly appreciated :)
>
> --
>
> Seeya,
> Paul
>
Anybody who is/was planning on buying a new digital camera
or camcorder should wait a little while before buying one, otherwise
you'll be kicking yourself. New imaging technology on the horizon,
folks.
Check out www.foveon.com. New revolutionary imaging chip that
pretty much obsoletes current CCD and CMOS technology. The first
company licensed to use the chip is Sigma(yuck). I'd rather wait
for Nikon or Canon to jump into the arena.
If you buy digital now, it'll be ultra-obsolescent before you
even crack open the shipping box.
--
Bob Kenney
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