Question and Answer Thread

[Twenty26Six]

Answer the last question and ask one of your own. Kind of a help your neighbor type feel here.

Maybe posters can realize mutual points of interest and discuss them outside this thread. ...or perhaps you can get that nagging curiousity fixed on a specific topic.

No posting questions unless you have given information to a previous one.

I'll go first.

Where can I find, and what brands of digital cameras could I get value on the cheap for advanced hobbyist photography? Note: I'm looking for something above your basic handgeld.

[usscouse]

Answer the last question and ask one of your own. Kind of a help your neighbor type feel here.

Maybe posters can realize mutual points of interest and discuss them outside this thread. ...or perhaps you can get that nagging curiousity fixed on a specific topic.

No posting questions unless you have given information to a previous one.

I'll go first.

Where can I find, and what brands of digital cameras could I get value on the cheap for advanced hobbyist photography? Note: I'm looking for something above your basic handgeld.A pretty subjective question. Cheap and advanced are hardly words that go together.
I've always had Olympus cameras and had good luck.
Guessing I would say you don't need a DSLR, one were you change lenses. There are some excellent high res cameras that have a stablized 10X zooms that produce great results and you have full control over the photo, most of the time the auto (P) feature will do it all for you.
I'd wander through the web to see what you'd like.
Do get one that at least has a grip that fits your hand with the button in a natural position.
Get one with a known lens maker. Oly Canon, Nikon, Sony. and check ebay for digi cams and see what they have.
Like this.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7560989179&category=30015
http://www.skyabove.com/ebay/Products/1mglisting/KODAKEASYSHAREDX6490DIGITAL.jpg

Or a notch up: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7554304308&category=50530
http://i13.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/29/a6/a5_2.JPG

Don't get caught up in the "How many megapixels do you have" anything from 4 up will give you excellent results that can give you great 8x10 prints.

Up to December I used a 4meg Oly C4000. Got a few shots on an online gallery I can give you the address to if you want.

And this is an OK forum address that I post on where you can get friendly critiques and see what other people are doing in all manner of photo subjects.
http://www.phototakers.com/ and click forum.

If I helped great, if you need more ask.

[Twenty26Six]

An excellent job, UsSco. Thank you very much.