Scotty, J&R is selling the Casio Z120 for 219.00

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4056143

This camera has a real finder, very good focusing, some manual
settings, a good movie mode and so on. I know you want to spend a few
bucks less, but this unit will probably be worth a few extra dollars. I
paid 300 for mine and even at that price, it's quite worth it. It's
also small, yet easy to handle for my big hands. The only thing I don't
like is the anti-shake mode which it achieves by boosting ISO, but you
can turn that off. Focus is really the only limit to shutter lag which
is very slight. This camera also uses regular AA rechargeables....no
special battery.

Some shots with the Z120:

http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/images/friday.jpg
http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/images/momwheelweby.jpg

And this is more than a 100% crop of an image showing fairly good
sharpness for such a small optical set.

http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/imag...esailorweb.jpg

More on the Z120 he
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_...s/ex-z120.html


RB

Yeah, I saw that. I like the 120. What do you think of the
'factory refurb' units, as sold on e-bay?
I only have $175 in bank right now and won't get another SS
check till next Thursday.

Scotty


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Scotty, J&R is selling the Casio Z120 for 219.00

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4056143

This camera has a real finder, very good focusing, some
manual
settings, a good movie mode and so on. I know you want to
spend a few
bucks less, but this unit will probably be worth a few
extra dollars. I
paid 300 for mine and even at that price, it's quite worth
it. It's
also small, yet easy to handle for my big hands. The only
thing I don't
like is the anti-shake mode which it achieves by boosting
ISO, but you
can turn that off. Focus is really the only limit to
shutter lag which
is very slight. This camera also uses regular AA
rechargeables....no
special battery.

Some shots with the Z120:

http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/images/friday.jpg
http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/images/momwheelweby.jpg

And this is more than a 100% crop of an image showing
fairly good
sharpness for such a small optical set.

http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/imag...esailorweb.jpg

More on the Z120 he
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_...s/ex-z120.html


RB

Yeah, I saw that. I like the 120. What do you think of the
'factory refurb' units, as sold on e-bay?
I only have $175 in bank right now and won't get another SS
check till next Thursday.


Hey, don't you drive a truck for bucks?
Seriously...for 45 bucks it's worth waiting and getting it new. Refurbs
can still have problems, especially for a complex item like the Z120.


RB

The Fuji 5th Generation Super CCD technology is far superior to whatever
Nikon shoves in their camera.

Lower noise, higher resolution are just some of the benefits. The technology
is available over the entire range of Fuji cameras.

Remember, in the past Nikon camera operators were sticking Fuji film in
their cameras. It's all in the image quality and Fuji has been the world
leader for decades.

The Fuji 5th Generation Super CCD technology is far superior to
whatever
Nikon shoves in their camera.


Nikon only makes DSLRs. Their P&S cameras on made by Samsung and Sanyo.
Fuji's F30 is among the better P&S cameras.
Fuji's S3 pro is a good camera, but is too slow in RAW mode for most
professionals. It found a niche in portrait work due to superior
dynamic range. Due to awful customer support, Nikon is still the choice
by professionals over Fuji though.


RB
35s5
NY

Professionals prefer awful customer support? Why?


After the customer pays why support them?

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Yeah, I saw that. I like the 120. What do you think of the
'factory refurb' units, as sold on e-bay?
I only have $175 in bank right now and won't get another
SS
check till next Thursday.


Hey, don't you drive a truck for bucks?

not since the accident.


Seriously...for 45 bucks it's worth waiting and getting it
new. Refurbs
can still have problems, especially for a complex item
like the Z120.


OK, will do. Thanks buddy..er, I mean asshole.

Scotty

Got my new camera today. It's way more camera than what I
need. I have a lot of figuring out to do. Like, what's an
ISO?

Here's a pic, right out of the box, of my favorite model.

http://community.webshots.com/user/sbvernon

Scotty

Scotty wrote:
Got my new camera today. It's way more camera than what I
need. I have a lot of figuring out to do. Like, what's an
ISO?

International Standards Org.



Here's a pic, right out of the box, of my favorite model.

http://community.webshots.com/user/sbvernon

Scotty

Better than a spider on a dime.

Joe

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Scotty wrote:
Got my new camera today. It's way more camera than what
I
need. I have a lot of figuring out to do. Like, what's
an
ISO?

International Standards Org.



Here's a pic, right out of the box, of my favorite
model.

http://community.webshots.com/user/sbvernon

Scotty

Better than a spider on a dime.


Oh, it has a macro thing. Maybe I'll capture an ant on a
quarter
..

SV