My wife had me look for one several months ago. I was surprised to find that the last compact/pocket digital that went as wide as 28mm was the 1.3MP Canon PowerShot A50, which was introduced 5 or 6 years ago.
The Ricoh G4 Wide had also recently been annnounced at the time, but with no plans to sell it here in the USA. The press release for the G4 Wide mentioned a predecessor model that was just as wide, but all I ever found on that earlier model was variations on the press release. I found an A50 on eBay for about $50. The shutter response is glacial by today's standards (even after pressing the shutter button halfway), and 4x6 prints were just okay. My wife is okay with it, but maybe she'll try the Ricoh G4 Wide sometime. Looks like it's available from Australia for AU $466 (US $321): http://www.sydneyshopping.com.au/product_detail.php?pID=472 Also there are two G4 Wides on eBay right now for US $259.99. Greg > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 09:57:16 -0700 (PDT) > From: Chaso DeChaso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Any compact digitals with wide-angle lenses? > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Are there any compact digital point-and-shoots that > have a wide-angle lens? It seems most are around > 35-to-something or 38-to-something, equivalent. > > I use film for my hobby but I need a camera for job > sites because my boss wants immediate turn-around. (I > need to have stuff on a drive immediately...so that he > can look at it a week later - it's the usual false > perception that speed is oh-so important. I have to > draw the line somewhere, so I'll get a digital compact > for work but I am refusing to buy a cell phone. > Geeze, I'm grumpy today.) > > Chaso
