I have two cameras, and both are of the auto-focus point-and-shoot variety. The newer one is a Fuji Zoom-90, which has a nasty habit of blurring about 20% of all the pictures I take with it. The other is an old Olympus AF, made in the early 1980's. It's much more reliable than the Fuji, but still doesn't offer much control. Essentially, they are both the sort of cameras made for grandparents who just want something quick and easy for taking pictures of their grandkids.
I'm considering going digital, myself, but it's still pretty expensive, especially since my computer would require some upgrades to be able to interface with a digital camera. (I don't even have a USB port on this thing.) I'm undecided as to whether I should save up for the digital camera, or put it off a little longer (while the prices come down) and, in the meantime, pick up a used SLR (like, maybe, something from the Canon "T" series), for a couple of hundred bucks. I know I could take better shots with an SLR than I can with either of the point-and-shoot cameras.
You are in a great location for nature photography. Most of the pictures edbook posts are from Washington, usually in the mountains. I'm constantly amazed by the scenery in both the Cascades and the Olympics.
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Date: 2002-11-01 11:20 pm (UTC)I'm considering going digital, myself, but it's still pretty expensive, especially since my computer would require some upgrades to be able to interface with a digital camera. (I don't even have a USB port on this thing.) I'm undecided as to whether I should save up for the digital camera, or put it off a little longer (while the prices come down) and, in the meantime, pick up a used SLR (like, maybe, something from the Canon "T" series), for a couple of hundred bucks. I know I could take better shots with an SLR than I can with either of the point-and-shoot cameras.
You are in a great location for nature photography. Most of the pictures