Just like in the other lenses the quality varies somewhat. Some have aspherical elements, etc. However, thinking 11yr old and camera I instantly think of the 90WR or 105WR. Tough as nails, almost water/pop/mud/dirt/dust proof and take very nice pics. They are also rubber coated and easy to hold on to. A bit larger than most P+S's, good training for a REAL camera. (And harder to lose) Fully automatic but with overrides for several features if you want to get creative. ;-)
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Keith Whaley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 5:52 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: P&S for grand-daughter? > > > I've been advised my 11 year old G'dr would like a "real" camera for > Christmas... > Her mom says, no interchangeable lenses, etc., and while she's not a > Luddite, necessarily, she doesn't think her daughter is really ready for > all the purely mechanical business... It may be that MOM is not > ready... <g> > So, gifting her with one of my nice mechanicals (MG, MV) is out of the > picture. For now. > > In the meanwhile, who has an idea of a simple, 35mm film version, fully > auto P&S Pentax, with perhaps a 3X zoom lens. > Assuming all the Pentax lenses are of equal capability in that camera > line, does it all boil down to price? > > ARE the lenses equal to each other in the P&S category? Is any one > better than the other? > > I'll head off to the Pentax site, but thought I'd ask here first, to see > if some consensus can be developed... > > Thanks ahead of time, > > keith whaley >
