I get your point that on the scale of value to do with printing pictures, small MP cameras are overpriced. But - as I indicated before - I am not at all interested in printing pictures from digital. So for me, it is totally irrelevant. What is relevant is if the $14 jobs would do the job for me. Have you any actual evidence that these do a good job? If they are anything like my Connectix tethered webcam, certainly not. Not confident you took my point about the distinction between lens quality and MP (and other features). The former is what I want, the latter ... well, I don't even want a view screen... I am happy to spend up to about $200 US. I want this dough to go into lens quality if possible. For printing, it will be a while before anything digital can match my film cameras and enlargers. So, I am blind to any consideration about printing from digital. This is why I was hankering for small MP, more is wasted on me - but I will purchase if this is the price of lens quality... > From: tjkphoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> When I made that comment about cameras under 3 MP not being worth the > asking price, what I meant to say was that dollar for dollar, I don't > think the price on the "consumer" cameras under 3MP are very realistic. > It seems to me that they tend to over price the cameras under 3 MP when > the output quality is really not that good. For a few $ more you can > get one above the 3MP limit and output a fairly decent image in the > 8x10 and under range. If you just want still pictures to view at screen > resolution(send email,etc.), then save yourself a lot of money and just > go get one of those little plastic USB digital cameras I see at office > max or office depot or staples for about $14. They even come in > different colors! A couple of guys at work bought a few and they did > just fine for online purposes. > > -T- -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
