Boater wrote:
Don White wrote:
Wife wants to upgrade from my 3 yr old HP R707 compact digital camera.
This camera works fine...although the original battery doesn't seem to
hold its charge as long anymore while sitting on the shelf.
Costco just happens to have a super price $270.00 CDN
for its popular Canon A650 IS compact.
I also see the Nikon D40 on sale here with lens at just under $500.00.
I can't justify the higher end SLRs...especially when they seem be be
somewhat obsolete every three or four years
vs the old manual film SLRs that were still fine after 20-25 years
.My usage these days is more snapshot than trying to be
artistic...although I do like to do justice to scenery.



Either one of those are good. My wife has a Canon A710, which has been
replaced by one with a slightly higher number. It is a fantastic little
camera. You want optical zoom on those, not digital.

The Nikon D40 is fine, but you are right...they go obsolete...about
every year. :)

You are using the term obsolete, to mean that it is not the latest and
greatest camera in it's category. Except for minor cleaning and
re-setting the camera to specs, the average digital camera is good for
about 100,000 exposures before it is time to trash it. My guess is Don
will never take 100,000 exposures. As long as he is happy with the
quality of his photos, the D40 will have a longer life than Don.