camera suggestions?

[cich1]

my Sony Mavica died again yesterday and i don't think i want to spend the money to repair it again, any suggestions on a good camera? i'd like to spend $500 or under but would like something with good macro qualitys but i don't want to spend a fortune

[Sugar Magnolia]

I'm hoping to be getting something with more megapixels sometime this fall, so I'll be doing alot of research too. Check out this site for some reviews of digital cameras. http://www.dpreview.com/

[cich1]

yeah my sony is only 1.3 mp so something with a little more is in order.
i'll check out the reveiws but i was wondering if anybody had a camera they really liked

[Brock Fluharty]

I am also looking to buy a good saltwater camera lol. I was just looking at walmart, and WOW, expensive. I'm gonna have to do a lot of chores...



Brock

[CoreyB]

Canon is the ONLY way to go :)

[cich1]

canons nice but big money, i ended up getting a sony cyber-shot DSC S90, its a pretty nice camera for under $300 and my memorystick from the old camera fits

[Sugar Magnolia]

Wha't the megapixels on that one cich1? How about macro ability?

[cich1]

its 4.1 megapixel, i haven't really played to much with this camera yet but so far i like it. give me a few and i'll post a macro shot

[cich1]

this was taken in macro mode at 640x480. maybe when George gets the photo workshop going i'll learn to take better photos ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/cich1/DSC00008.jpg

[Doctor_Reef]

I think that the mega pixel and zoom capabilities are important...I have a Olympus Camedia c-450 zoom with 4.0 mega pixel... it takes nice shots... but I am always game for some tips on pic taking!!! :)

These were taken set on the highest resolution and reduced in a program called Digital Image Pro to 680 X to fit in this format…
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/RLeversee/Ronsworld/LPSGC030405a1b.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/RLeversee/300Gal/300041305d.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/RLeversee/Ronsworld/Tranquil3a.jpg

[cich1]

i should try some shots at a higher resolution, i'm not sure how to reduce photos so i'll have to look at the tutorial on the software that came with the camera

[gman0526]

Cich do you have any photoediting software? If you don't you can try one of these.

http://www.gimp.org/
http://www.irfanview.com/
http://www.neatimage.com/

[funkybozu]

i m looking to get a new Cam too now
ill prob go for the Nikon F6 somthing or the Kiss eos 8Mg prob wee those two thuogh ill need a 1G mem stick

[CoreyB]

I bought my first Canon EOS 300D/Digital Rebel for just under $1K. My second one cost me $600 new off of ebay. (1st one was stolen)

[Doctor_Reef]

Ouch, Corey.....that is a pricy item to get stolen...I hope you had some kind of insurance you could use to help with recovering some of the loss... :(