[Aquanet] Need replacement digital camera ASAP

[Pam Pate]

Pam--
Do you intend to make prints of your paintings from digital photos? If
so, best results are from 7 MP or higher (10 MP if to be published in a
book).
 
 Oh my, Nita.  Now you have given me more food for thought.  I am at the
point in my painting career where I probably need to consider this
possibility.  I just had a couple of paintings professionally
photographed just for the purpose of having prints made.  However, there
have been a couple of times that paintings have sold & I don't have a
good quality image of them.  Just a simple snap.  
 
There are some really good Canon and Nikon cameras with lots of
features, but some of them in the lower price ranges don't have the high
MPs. 
 
A really good full-featured camera is the Canon G7. For a little more
you can get a true SLR 10 MP Nikon D40 or D40X. If you want a more
pocket sized camera, these wouldn't do.
 
Are the cameras good enough now that I don't need the SLR features?  I'm
a painter not a photographer.  I just want to be able to bracket a shot.

 
It is starting to sound like I need to buy a cheapie for the trip and
then really take my time & investigate the MP issue at my convenience.
 
Thanks for the information & suggestions.
 
Nita

Nita Leland
nita at nitaleland.com
www.nitaleland.com
http://nitaleland.blogspot.com 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Pam Pate <mailto:ppate at multipro.com>  
To: 'aquanet-list' <mailto:aquanet at cleverwhiz.com>  
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 12:13 PM
Subject: [Aquanet] Need replacement digital camera ASAP
 
 
Morning everyone,
 
My old (reeeeealy old) digital camera finally died and now I need to
purchase a new one.  It has been so long (almost 10 yrs) since I have
looked at digital cameras I feel clueless.  I don't need every bell &
whistle.  I want something with a **good**  zoom lens, good color
capture and hopefully some manual control.  I know I have read where
several have recommended Cannon in the past but I don't remember
specifics.  Are there any recommendations out there?  I need to get this
thing ASAP as I leave on a trip in two weeks and I also need to archive
a couple of paintings before I have them framed.
 
I would appreciate any suggestions!!!!
 
 
Pam

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