[Bendug] Digital Camera

[larry price]

I like Panasonic, they work fine as usb mass storage compliant
devices, and their ptp support is in gphoto2 if you want to go that
route.

And as cameras go they are very good, top-quality lenses and optical
image stabilisation (compensates for camera shake) are standard
features across the whole line.

The only downside is they are a bit slow, but that's true of most any
camera in <$500 range

The place to go for reviews is http://dpreview.com/
they have a fairly complete list of current cameras and they review tough.

There are a lot of variables in a camera choice, if this is a first
camera and you're mostly going to be taking portrait and landscape
photos, then a recent point and shoot should work fine, but if you're
doing hard-core birding or sports photography, you'll want a camera
that can handle those tasks a Nikon or a Canon.

My suggestion is start by reading this review
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfx01/
and then look at a bunch of others,
and try out cameras at the store before you buy.


On 6/25/06, Kenny Thorn <Kenny at smartz.com> wrote:
>
> I used to be a fan of exclusively Kodak, but recently I tried a Canon
> PowerShot and absolutely loved it. That would be my recommendation.
>
> I would avoid Pentax.
>
> /k
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bendug-bounces at lists.bendtel.net
> [mailto:bendug-bounces at lists.bendtel.net] On Behalf Of Tim Howe
> Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 8:19 AM
> To: bendug at lists.bendtel.net
> Subject: [Bendug] Digital Camera
>
> I'm shopping for a digital camera for the first time.  Does anyone have
> any thoughts on what to look for, what to buy, or what to avoid?  It
> needs to work with Linux, obviously.  I figure anything with a USB or
> compact flash should be OK, right?
>
> --TimH
>