On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 06:58:07 -0700, lookaround360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote/replied to: >You're in luck. The new gear is much better and I expect that many will >be trading last year's model. You should be able to get a good used >camera just right for web shots and macro for $100 or less. I have a >year old Canon A70 that has been excellent for everything except candid >pictures. The shutter lag and red-eye make it useless for that. It has >been terrific for web and product shots. Last evening I bought a little >Sony V-1 ( at Ritz where they have a three-week, no re-stock fee, trial >period) that is supposed to have better performance. I'll see. I would have thought that there'd be a ton of used digital cameras with everyone upgrading. Not so here in Japan. I guess since everyone paid so much such a short time ago, they're hanging onto them and giving them to the kids or keep as backup. Yahoo auctions here has a few used ones but not many, and they want too much for them. Mostly the auctions are selling new models. I might wait until I get to Canada and strange as it seems, buy one and ship it back to Japan. Or we just might buy a new one. The dream of a decent camera under $100 just isn't going to happen. I saw a few old Canon G2s that were going for around $300 used. So that sort of tells you the used market here. Good grief. -- Jim Davis, Nature Photography, http://easternbeaver.com/ Motorcycle Relay Kits
