Lon, Try www.buydig.com - Optio60 for $185. They also have an S6 and Optio50. Shel and I got our *ist DS's there. I also bought an Optio SV there. Service was fast and cheap, no hassels.
I bought my daughter an S4 there, then upgraded her to an SV. Of course I had to keep the old S4 for myself, it was a bit beaten up ;-) Subsequently, I bought another SV for my son & daughter-in-law. I didn't notice a great deal of difference between any of them. Picture quality is similar (no RAW facility, but still damned good). Shutter lag will drive you crazy. I like having an optical viewfinder as it is very useful for outdoor photos. The LCD is a problem in bright sun and 'chimping' is just silly... If you choose the SV, it has a bit longer zoom range. It was kind of the top end of an orphaned series and was on rebate of $50 over the holidays. All of mine use the proprietary battery. Buy a second battery and bring it with you. I did a business trip to China, took lots of shots daily, and recharged at night. I only had to change out the battery on one of the days. Not a problem and cheaper/easier than AA's or AAA's. Regards, Bob S. On 3/1/06, Lon Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pentax USA still lists the Optio60 as being "available". > HA! > > So I'm looking at the OptioSV, which does have manual, AV, > and TV, but buried in some damn menu. Local cost, US$250. > Anyone used it? Comments needed before I go to the store, > fiddle with a digicam awkwardly, and fork over some bucks. > > -Lon > > PS Dario: thanks for the Optio60 sample pix. I downloaded > them. For the intended purposes I have, it would have been, > probably, a better camera than the OptioSV. > >
