it's a pretty sweet one, ann. a digital SLR (single lens reflex), i think the brand is olympus. if you don't want to pony up the case for something like that, there are many other options. stu says pcworld.com has camera reviews, and he also says there are surely many other discussion boards online you could find. anyone else got suggestions?
We too got slammed by the snow, Suze. Ugh. My daffodils are NOT HAPPY!
Re: cameras...we have the Kodak Easy Share with 10x optical zoom. Great camera; we used it all over Mexico and I'm still stunned at how GOOD digital has gotten in so short a time. Whatever you buy, make sure it has the highest OPTICAL zoom you can get; digital can go MUCH higher, but that's when you get into the pixelated, grainy look of...well, digital.
My personal fave digital camera is the one I used when I worked for the newspaper... Nikon D1. I also got some great shots with the Nikon Coolpix 990. However, those are VERY pricey. If you're looking for a good, non-professional photographer type camera, I like Olympus and Canon. I've owned both in the past, but wound up hocking them for unimportant things like rent, food, medicine, etc. I'm hoping to get a new digital camera sometime this summer.
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Re: cameras...we have the Kodak Easy Share with 10x optical zoom. Great camera; we used it all over Mexico and I'm still stunned at how GOOD digital has gotten in so short a time. Whatever you buy, make sure it has the highest OPTICAL zoom you can get; digital can go MUCH higher, but that's when you get into the pixelated, grainy look of...well, digital.
My personal fave digital camera is the one I used when I worked for the newspaper... Nikon D1. I also got some great shots with the Nikon Coolpix 990. However, those are VERY pricey. If you're looking for a good, non-professional photographer type camera, I like Olympus and Canon. I've owned both in the past, but wound up hocking them for unimportant things like rent, food, medicine, etc. I'm hoping to get a new digital camera sometime this summer.