RsH wrote:
> I've already downloaded the manuals where I could, and have handled
> several of them already. the S8000fd and SX100-IS are tricky because
> they are just out and thus not readily found in retail stores yet. I
> will, however, track them down. Weight-wise they are all close except
> for the S700, which uses 2 AA batteries and weighs less, but is the
> least powerful of the lot. The Sony uses a memory stick and custom
> battery, the Canon and FujiFilm cameras use 4 AA batteries, as does
> the Olympus. I still have my original Nikon F with its f1.2 58mm lens,
You could get a very nice camera selling that, they are collector's
items now.
> my Minox B, and my Durst 606 enlarger packed away.... and am well
> aware of the limitations of other's opinions. However Steve's Digicam
> website has not yet looked at the two cameras I listed above, so I
> have no good idea about the lens in the S8000fd, even if I know that
> an 18x optical is stretching it and that the edges at that zoom are
> very likely to be rather soft. So I know what you are driving at, yet
> before I actually spend my pension money I want to know as much as I
> can and get the best deal I can get too. Camera feel and ergonomics,
> in this case, do not mean much as all are just about bang on the same
> weight, and being left handed I hate all equally since they are all
> designed for a right handed person!
>
> FWIW
>
> RsH
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> On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 18:56:47 -0400, "Charles"
> <charlesschuler@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>
>>"RsH" <rsh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>news:0bnag3h9bauim6gtdtp94n2o74v4l20l99@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>I am looking for a camera for use from a cruise ship's balcony to
>>>catch whales, and to take photos as we come into and go out of ports
>>>both for a cruise to Mexico's west coast and to Alaska. As well I want
>>>to use the camera for other things, but a larger optical zoom factor
>>>is a must. So the following seem to be the cameras I am considering...
>>>Which is the best choice?
>>
>>It's not the best choice, but it's your choice. The cameras have mostly
>>matured and converged in performance and features; thus the brand issue
is
>>more emotional and personal than technical. You have a nice list and
have
>>done your spadework; now:
>>
>>Go handle them. Go handle them. Go handle them. I can almost
guarantee
>>that you won't like some of them in your hands.
>>
>>I teach photography and hate recommending cameras because it often comes
>>back and bites me in the arse. Camera feel and control ergonomics are
>>rather personal issues.
>>
>>Also, when possible, download the user manuals and see if they are
readable.
>>
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