Re: Cameras

Weekend paper in my area shows a sale at Office Max starting on 
Sunday, 9/29.  The D-380 (2.1MP) will be selling for $179 with the 
8MB standard, and then they give you a free 32MB card.

--- In BackpackingLight-F5Bj5G+ccuY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "amytys" <amytys@xxxx> 
wrote:
> 
> I find that there's only about a $50 difference between the D-370 
> (the 1.2 MP camera I previously wrote about) and the D-380, a 2.1
> MP camera.   $129.95 and $179.95, respectively, over at 
> http://www.bhphotovideo.com
> 
> Important to look how much memory you're getting with the deal, of 
> course.
> 
> Memory is getting cheap though.  I'm seeing 64MB of Smart Media for 
> under $30.  Going w/64MB on a 1.2 camera would give you in excess
> of 400 pictures, in a low res mode.  Even in high-res mode, you've
> got LOTS of room to play around with.  Remember, you can always
> delete :)
> 
> The JOYS of digital.
> 
> I only recommend the Olympus because it's one of the *few* digital 
> cameras that I have personal experience with.  It also gets high 
> marks on <http://www.dpreview.com>.
> 
> If there's other good models in the 1.2 - 2.1 range for under $200, 
> I'd certainly be interested in hearing about them.
>