[Jewelry making - Article 00181] - Re: [Orchid] Buying a digital camera for the first time

[diamondeddy2]

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    I have a Minolta Dimage 7i. It fits the bill that you describe very
    nicely. I purchased wide angle, telephoto, and additional macro lens
    for it as well as various filters, such as red, blue, polarizing,
    etc... All were available relatively inexpensive as it uses 49 mm
    which is a  size used for alot of film cameras. I think Minolta has
    moved on to a 7hi since my purchase, but I am sure its still about
    the same camera as the 7i. It has a hotshoe for attaching additional
    flash units as well as a built in flash. Plus it holds and feels like
    a good ol' film SLR. It was under $700 when I purchased over 2 yrs
    ago. Plus lenses, filters etc... And make sure you buy plenty of
    rechargable batteries. Digital cameras, regardless of brand or
    model, no matter what anyone tells you, like to be fed often,
    especially if you use flash units and LCD screen for viewing your
    shots. I keep 1/2 dozen sets of 4 fully charged , as well as a
    powerpack that clips on my belt that equals aprox 6 sets of 4 AA
    rechargables. I also own a Nikon 990 Coolpix(with all the
    accessories-lenses, filters, etc... It was highly recommended at the
    time I purchased it, but I can't say it was a good idea. Its okay,
    but the controls/buttons were not nearly as intuitive as the Minolta.
    Very important for a multi use camera. I also have a very early model
    of Sony Mavica that uses a floppy disc for storage, but it simply
    isnt very technologically advanced-i.e, low megapixal resolution of
    1.3mp and few if any accessories. It was a great point and shoot
    camera for a beginner, but is very limited, however the newer Mavica
    line appears to be pretty decent  I think, but watch out for
    proprietary memory storage on Mavicas. I owned a Canon Pro90 for a
    while and loved it. It was nearly impossible to take a bad shot with
    that camera, but I sold it to move up to the Nikon 990 for a higher
    resolution. I wish I still had it- was great camera. I just thought
    I had to have the bigger megapixel rated Nikon. Its a guy thing, you
    know! 

Ed in Kokomo 

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