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Date: 17 Jun 2007 16:11:57
From: Dennis Allen
Subject: $300 digital camera
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Hi. If you caught my last thread, I was looking for a $200 digital
camera. In the near future, to help out in my genealogy work.
Afterwards, I'd want to try some prime focus shots on my big 24" newt.
I decided not to go with a point & shoot camera. While I can't afford a
big 30D, for $200-$300 I'm looking now at a superzoom. I was thinking
either the Fuji FinePix S700 or S6000 (I heard to S6000 has good manual
control). Maybe a Panasonic Lumix Powershot S3 or a FZ8.
Whatever camera I decide on, I will contact http://www.scopetronix.com
and make sure they have an adapter. If anyone has any experience with
super zooms, I'd appreciate any advice...Dennis
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Date: 18 Jun 2007 01:53:01
From: John Nichols
Subject: Re: $300 digital camera
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"Dennis Allen" <dennis@dennisallen.com > wrote in message
news:p8mdnTHAoe0aCOjbnZ2dnUVZ_vamnZ2d@pghconnect.com...
> Hi. If you caught my last thread, I was looking for a $200 digital
> camera. In the near future, to help out in my genealogy work. Afterwards,
> I'd want to try some prime focus shots on my big 24" newt.
>
> I decided not to go with a point & shoot camera. While I can't afford a
> big 30D, for $200-$300 I'm looking now at a superzoom. I was thinking
> either the Fuji FinePix S700 or S6000 (I heard to S6000 has good manual
> control). Maybe a Panasonic Lumix Powershot S3 or a FZ8.
>
> Whatever camera I decide on, I will contact http://www.scopetronix.com and
> make sure they have an adapter. If anyone has any experience with super
> zooms, I'd appreciate any advice...Dennis
Just out of curiousity, Dennis, have you asked your camera questions in any
of the genealogy newsgroups, like alt.genealogy or soc.genealogy.methods?
Quite a few camera users there who can help you on the genealogy side of
your search.
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Date: 17 Jun 2007 16:37:23
From: RMOLLISE
Subject: Re: $300 digital camera
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On Jun 17, 3:11 pm, "Dennis Allen" <den...@dennisallen.com > wrote:
> Hi. If you caught my last thread, I was looking for a $200 digital
> camera. In the near future, to help out in my genealogy work.
> Afterwards, I'd want to try some prime focus shots on my big 24" newt.
>
> I decided not to go with a point & shoot camera. While I can't afford a
> big 30D, for $200-$300 I'm looking now at a superzoom. I was thinking
> either the Fuji FinePix S700 or S6000 (I heard to S6000 has good manual
> control). Maybe a Panasonic Lumix Powershot S3 or a FZ8.
>
> Whatever camera I decide on, I will contacthttp://www.scopetronix.com
> and make sure they have an adapter. If anyone has any experience with
> super zooms, I'd appreciate any advice...Dennis
My advice? If you really are interested in astro-imaging, save your
money for a Digital Rebel. They can be had for about 600 now if you
don't want the latest and greatest (the XTI) and will be far better on
terrestrial _or_ astronomical subjects than a point-and-shoot of ANY
kind.
Unk Rod
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