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Digital Camera strategy
I came into a small windfall a couple of months ago, and one of the toys I decided to treat myself to was a new digital camera. I thought I'd buy an SLR, but when I went, again, to look at them, they were dauntingly heavy. I wanted a camera that could handle two types of situations: I needed a long lens for the photo ops I come across kayaking and sailing in Maine, and I needed a snapshot camera for the kids and the pets and the ebay auction items. I finally decided to go with two cameras: the Canon 12x zoom S2-IS for distance, and the SD-400 for pocketability. I'm happy with those choices. The S2-IS, at full zoom, is equivalent to a 435mm lens on a 35mm camera, and the optical stabilization is superb; even from a sailboat in choppy water, I get razor sharp images of seals, eagles, and other sailboats. And the color, exposure, and flash settings on both cameras seem to be spot on. I made my living as a photographer, doing industrial slide programs, for about 8 years in the 70's, and I had a full Olympus kit that I loved. But what I have now does what I want to do now, and it puts a lot smaller load on my shoulders and my pocketbook. (I did decide that 5 megapixel was enough for what I want; I haven't printed anything larger than 8x10 in 20 years, and 5MP is ample for that.) Richard
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