[AT] OT - thanks / Ramble

Keith Kinney Keith at HerculesEngines.com
Thu Mar 4 19:43:30 PST 2004


I've been watching that camera too.  Where did you end up buying it?
Thanks.
Keith

At 07:10 PM 3/4/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>Some will remember my quiry to the Atis list back in early December Re: 
>digital cameras.  I had my focus on Kodak DX6490 with 10x optical zoom.
>Numerous suggestions were made and a lot of good information was offered.
>Very helpful.  Having a fixation on lots of optical zoom I shopped hard 
>for the 6490.  Local stores seem to pretty much fair trade Kodak, and no 
>discounts are given from MSRP.  One web sight on the left coast offered an 
>attractive price, but never got them in stock.  Another sight on the right 
>coast was competative, so I ordered.  These people could not relate to the 
>debit card having a p.o. box address.  They said card address and shipping 
>address had to match.  Fed Ex cannot deliver to a p.o. box.  Being unable 
>to resolve the issue with those folks, I cancelled after three days.  I 
>finally found the camera at a very low price on a sight which a list 
>member had recommended back in December.  I ordered it, received it and 
>saved over $120.00.  Makes me a happy camper ( should say picture taker).
>
>I have used the camera quite a lot in this first four weeks and am very 
>pleased so far.  I have taken snaps of just about everything in sight 
>(well, everything that is legal) to get aquainted with the digital 
>features.  I am really hooked on the zoom ability to get just the frame 
>that I need for each picture.  In the 10x - 30x range it is tricky to stay 
>steady without a tripod, but that is not unexpected.
>When summer gets here, I will get some pictures of the home tractors taken 
>and posted.  I am quite anxious for the local antique tractor shows later 
>in the summer.
>
>Thanks again to all who offered information and suggestions.
>
>Charlie V. in cloudy but warmer WNY
>
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Keith Kinney
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