Mac Ive been using the Minolta Dimage 7 for 2 years. Great kit for the price.Raw files with excellent software for converting to16 or 8 ( 14mb ) bit tiff ,s 28 to200mm zoom plus macro Well worth looking at
Michael Wilkinson. 106 Holyhead Rd, Ketley, Telford, Shropshire. England .TF1 5DJ 44 (0) 1952 618986. www.infocus-photography.co.uk For transparencies from digital files ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "MacKinnon Simpson" Subject: [PRODIG] mid-level camera advice > Aloha, > I am about to upgrade my Olympus D459Zoom (1.3 MB). I have used it > primarily to copy archival photos to illustrate books. The old Olympus > worked fine for grabbing low-res images for placement, but the final > images were photographed traditionally. I would now like to eliminate > that second step and use a higher-res digital camera for placement and > final. Most of the images are about 8 x 10 so extreme close-ups are not > a requirement. > > I have been looking at the Nikon Coolpix 5000, but this morning my > publisher suggested looking at the Hewlett-Packard 850. The dollar > difference--about $100--seems less important than the ability to shoot > RAW images (the HP is limited to JPEG). I rarely use batteries as I have > access to AC power. > > Are there other suggestions for cameras in this price range that would > work for my purposes? =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
