Harry,

You ought to talk to the fine folks at Murphy's cameras, before making your
purchase as they are very knowledgable, and their prices are more often
then not, less expensive then online!

John

On Monday, January 2, 2012, Ed Wiser <[email protected]> wrote:
> Here you go:
>
https://plus.google.com/u/0/111091089527727420853/posts/Q94B8k9xZXN#111091089527727420853/posts/Q94B8k9xZXN
>
> This is a report from Robert Scoble and has a video with a member of the
Lytro team. It shows the camera in action and how and what type of pictures
it is best used for.
>
> 399.00 is not a bad deal for a camera.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:
[email protected]] On Behalf Of J. Blake
> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2012 11:07 PM
> To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers
> Subject: Re: [MacGroup] Re(2): cameras
>
>  Hi Harry,
>
> Have you heard of the new Lytro camera? It is supposed to take the
> entire light field, so you can focus it later. I don't know much more
> about it, but it sounds interesting to me, because I take such blurry
> pictures.
>
> Jane
>
> On 1/1/12 5:33 PM, Dan Crutcher wrote:
>> Harry,
>>
>> I got the Canon G12 as a Christmas gift. It's a very nice
point-and-shoot that isn't a shirt-pocket camera, and actually has enough
heft to feel like a real camera. Also, it has a viewfinder, which allows
you to take many more shots on one battery charge than if you use the LCD
screen. My daughter, who is a photographer, tried out several similar
camera's, including Nikon's newer offerings, and decided this was the best
high-amateur non-SLR she could find.
>>
>> The G12 is not cheap; I believe it sells for $400-$500.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>> Ed, this is a lot more than I want to spend at this time.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Saturday, December 3, 201112:17 PMEd [email protected]
>>>
>>>> Harry I recommend a 4/3's camera
>>>> http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_digital_pen.asp
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Thirds_system
>>>>
>>>> http://www.four-thirds.org/en/microft/body.html
>>>>
>>>> Nikon has made their version but only their lenses work on the Nikon 1
>>>>
>>>> http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/nikon-1/index.htm
>>>>
>>>> Canon has yet to enter the market.
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>> On Dec 1, 2011, at 10:42 AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer<[email protected]>
 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm in the market for a new camera (not an slr and not a small one
>>>> that fits in your shirt pocket, but something in-between. There was a
>>>> discussion a while back on this list but I don't remember what camera
>>>> was recommended.
>>>>> Your thoughts please!
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Harry
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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