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Mike - 22 Dec 2004 15:44 GMT

Hi guys, I'm new to digital photography and am looking to purchase a digital
camera. I have a budget of ?200 and would like your opinions on what I
should but.
I would like the following features;
zoom lens
optical viewer
and something that looks and feels like a camera!
Thanks
Mike

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Mark Dunn - 22 Dec 2004 16:46 GMT

I'm always recommending my Olympus C725, so this time I'm not even going to
mention it.

> Hi guys, I'm new to digital photography and am looking to purchase a digital
> camera. I have a budget of ?200 and would like your opinions on what I
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> Thanks
> Mike

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Andy Champ - 22 Dec 2004 23:59 GMT

> Hi guys, I'm new to digital photography and am looking to purchase a digital
> camera. I have a budget of £200 and would like your opinions on what I
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> Thanks
> Mike

How zoomy a zoom?

BTW watch out for "digital zoom". That tends to mean "We cut the edges
off the picture, so when you look at it full screen it's bigger. Kind
of fuzzy, but bigger". I can do that on my PC later!

Andy

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Mike - 23 Dec 2004 15:35 GMT

How zoomy a zoom?

I'm not sure, I know not to be swayed by digital zoom, perhaps x3 or x4.

Mike

>> Hi guys, I'm new to digital photography and am looking to purchase a
>> digital camera. I have a budget of ?200 and would like your opinions on
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> Andy

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Martin Francis - 27 Dec 2004 16:52 GMT

> Hi guys, I'm new to digital photography and am looking to purchase a
> digital camera. I have a budget of ?200 and would like your opinions on
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> Thanks
> Mike

Some day quite soon, i'm sure some of the older DSLRs (Canon D30, Olympus
E10) will be available on eBay for sub-?300. Hold fire 'til you have enough
money for one of those.

I recommend the E10 highly, and i've seen photography books shot with D30s.

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