[AT] OT- Digital Cameras/Thanks

[Larry D. Goss]

Buy the camera with the "fastest" lens -- regardless of price.  Don't
settle for anything less than a 1:2.0.  If the lens isn't marked, then
it's probably around 1:5.6 or worse, and you'll be forever fighting the
problems of jiggle, "missed action", fuzzy focus, and a whole host of
other annoyances.  When you find a digital camera with a fast lens, it
will also have a full range of flexibility to allow you to use it in
anything from "point-and-shoot" mode to really exacting document and
macro photo work.

The bottom line: buy a camera with the physically largest diameter lens
on the front of it that you can find.  But be forewarned --- you won't
be able to slip it into a pocket at a tractor show.

Larry

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Mike S
Meulenberg
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 12:31 PM
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Subject: Re: [AT] OT- Digital Cameras/Thanks

Thanks for all the information on digital cameras. I like to get input
from people that actually use them, not just from a web site. I knew a
lot of people on the list used them, from seeing the various pictures
that get posted. I'm going to do some reading on the various cameras, to
see what one will suit my purposes well. I want to stay under $250, and
it looks like I'll be able to do that without a problem. I used to go to
epinions.com  to check out various items, but it seems that they have
gone to professional type reviewers, and I don't rely on them at all. 

Thanks again,
Mike
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