On Wed, 18 May 2005 23:10:14 -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >I've owned the Olympus C8080WZ and worked with the C5050 and C5060. I >would recommend a Konica Minolta A2 over all three of the above. Much >more logical, useful control layout, 28-200mm (equivalent) zoom, a lens >which is just as good, the best EVF in any currently available camera, >and a huge amount of features that a photographer can make serious use >of. > >Unfortunately, I get the feeling from Leon's post that his wife is >looking for a compact camera, which none of the above are.
Godfrey Yes, one of the criteria for the camera is that it is compact and preferably has a usable optical viewfinder. The camera is to be used by various groups who have all had their say about what it will be used for. So rather than buying a camera for a photographer, it's more a camera designed by a committee - she works for the government so this happens a lot. It looks like she will buy two Canon S70's tomorrow. If Pentax made a camera that goes down to 28mm she would have bought that instead. Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon
