I agree that the Epic is probably the best under $100.00 35 ever made. But you asked about Pentax so I stuck with the WR's, which I still think a great choice for a kid. The Epic has a magnificent lens, fast and absolute top quality, but not a zoom. As soon as you go to a zoom lens the speed and quality drop dramatically.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Alan Chan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 6:07 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: P&S for grand-daughter? > > > For a 11 years old a DC might make more sense since she won't > have to worry > about processing fee (assuming she has PC at home), something > like Powershot > A400. For film P&S, Olympus Stylus Epic 35mm seems to be the > logical choice. > > Alan Chan > http://www.pbase.com/wlachan > > >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 > >
