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[email protected] "Mr.Nice." wrote:
> Twas Thu, 28 Oct 2004 23:23:54 +0100 when Nikki Cluley
> <[email protected]> put finger to keyboard producing:
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> >Any recomendations? £250-£300 max and must be compatible with a Mac.
>
> For that money I'd look at a fuji, maybe S602.
> I personally don't like fuji as they have problems with accurate
> colour reproduction, probably not an issue for most people but
> photography is what I do.
> My personal reccomendation would be to get an olympus C-750 UZ second
> hand, and as big a memory card as you can afford. (128 is a sensible
> size to aim for).
> As long as your Mac OS is a fairly recent one you'll not have any
> compatability issues, macs are very common in the photography world
> and camera manufacturers know this.
It's worth checking on what type of memory cards are being used in new
kit, and the current memory card prices, as some of the cheaper cameras
use rather expensive memory cards. Mine uses Compact Flash, which goes
up to pretty huge sizes, but unless you are dealing with really high-
resolution cameras I wouldn't bother with more than 512MB. You can do a
quick burn to CD-R without having to do any selection.
It's also worth checking what types of card those digital print booths
at Boots can take.
Memory cards, of all types, tend to be expensive on the High Street. Go
for an Internet supplier -- I've been well-satisfied by
www.7dayshop.com
If you do invest in more than one card, get a case. I have a nice
aluminium one, about the size of a fag packet. Many of the cards are a
bit small and easy to lose. Small in the camera, or other gadget (check
what PDAs use too) is good. Small in your pocket-fluff is bad.
Memory card choice is a long way from being everything, but if you at
least check what a mobile phone or other gadget might use, you've a
chance of not having to spend on multiple formats.
And having a memory card reader, rather than relying on a cable between
camera and computer, is good. For one thing, it doesn't drain the
camera battery. For another, it may not need any special software on
the computer.
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