I am strictly and amateur. However, I did just complete evaluating dig. cameras and
based on my meager efforts, I would second the cameras suggested below, except for the
Pentax/HP which couldn't get my hands on to "evaluate." I selected the N**** 990 for
reasons having to do with my particular intended use and other planned hardware
purchases. However, I don't think I would have been really disappointed by any of
the others.
Most of my pictures are taken indoors. I found I needed a reasonably good flash
(SB28) with the camera for it to be truly useful to me. I am still "learning"
about the
camera, but so far, I quite happy with it. As I said, I just an long term novice
(never progressed beyond Spotmatic F and ES II until now), so my evaluation wasn't as
qualitative as John's is -- by any means.
John Francis wrote:
> Lasse Karlsson wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > As I may previously have mentioned, I shoot (as well as write) for various
>publications, including newspapers.
> > I've been thinking of buying a digital (I guess it will be a P&S-type of) camera,
>since occaisonally faster delivery is wanted.
> >
> > Now, if a want
> >
> > - digital camera;
> > - manages newsprint up to...say ca 12x18 cm;
>
> Almost any camera, nowadays. 12x18cm is around 5x7 (for those of us
> in parts of the world that still use old-fashioned units of measurement).
> A 3 megapixel camera will let you get to 300dpi at that size - good
> enough for a near-photo-quality print. For newsprint purposes you
> don't need anywhere near that resolution - 100 to 150 ppi should be OK.
> That means you can buy pretty much any camera of 2MP or better, and use
> one of the lower resolution settings.
>
> > - as much manual settings as possible;
>
> Once you get above the bottom tier of digital cameras you'll find that
> a lot of them have this.
>
> > - built-in-flash or/and external flash capabilities;
>
> The built-in flash on most of them is pretty pathetic.
>
> > - a zoom equivalent of ca 35-80mm;
>
> Fairly standard, nowadays.
>
> > - easy communication with standard computers (I'd like the ability to plug in to,
>load and send from nearest available computer and/or from home (P133/32mb, Win95) );
>
> This may be your biggest problem - many of the digital camera on sale
> today come with USB connections. A P133 motherboard is probably too
> old to have USB on board, and older operating system support for add-on
> USB cards is a gamble.
>
> > where does this take me in terms of costs and suggestions anout current useable
>models?
>
> Look at one of the digital photography sites such as http://dpreview.com
> for more detailed information. I've been looking at cameras in the $700
> to $1000 range (probably overkill for your application).
>
> If that's within your budget, I'd suggest taking a look at:
>
> The Pentax/HP cameras.
>
> The Canon Digital Elph/Digital Ixus.
> The reason to buy this is the size. It's *tiny*.
>
> The Nikon 900 & 800 series.
>
> The Olympus 2000 & 3000 series. Especially the
> latest models (3040 & 2040?), with an f1.8 lens.
>
> --
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