Ditto the elph...a friend just bought one and loves it. A fairly big step up would be the Canon G5...lots of pixels, great size and wonderful features...not the least of which is a hot shoe which would allow for the addition of the Canon 420ex flash (an amazing piece of equipment). One day I'll add the G5 to my camera bag...for now I suffer thru with my 10D :o) I think the best recommendation you can give is that your friend consider pixels first...personally, I wouldn't go with anything lower than a 4 million mega pixel camera. Once that is determined, it narrows the field of what cameras to consider then your friend can really start comparing body styles. ALSO...shutter lag is a HUGE issue (the ONE thing keeping the G5 out of my camera bag). One really needs to have hands-on time with the camera to see just how quickly the shutter releases after being pressed. Lots and lots of shots are missed due to lag. Those are my 2 biggest concerns when looking at digital... Happy shopping Lea ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn" <marilyn@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 6:32 AM Subject: Re: digital cameras > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ADavidhazy" <andpph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: <andpph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 5:53 PM > Subject: Re: digital cameras > > > Thank you, Andy. I appreciate your help and I'll pass your information > along to him. I hope everything is going well for you. > > Marilyn > > > >A friend of mine is looking for a digital camera to use for "snapshots". > > >Cost isn't a problem, but a good quality,reasonably priced consumer > camera > > >would work fine for what he wants it for. Simplicity of use would be > helpful. > > > > I would look at a Canon of the "Elph" variety. I know several people who > have > > them and for "snapshooting" they seem to be just fine. There is a 3Mb And > a > > 4Mb variety I believe. > > > > andy > > > > > > > > > > >
