Advice on buying a digital camera
Some of you may recall I recently asked for help in buying a new digital camera. Well, I’ve done it and I’m thrilled to say I love my Panasonic DMC-FZ30. It is as close to a digital SLR (dSLR) as you can get without being one, and at about half the cost (or less!). In doing the research for which camera to buy, I found several websites that were invaluable. Thinking they might help some of you, here you go:
Steve’s Digicams reviews digital cameras, with useful side-by-side comparisons and lots of techical details (including explanations of what the heck a histogram is, and other new and arcane terminology. He keeps a current list of the “best” digicams here.
Megapixel.net also has fantastic information, reviews, price comparison guides, and more. The articles section explains what to look for in digital cameras, general interest, “peripherals” (the extra doo-dads) and photography tips.
The New York Times also has a good Technology Review section, with many articles by David Pogue. Look in the Product Reviews section for a number of high tech gizmos, including cameras.
The good news is that I finished our taxes today (YEAH!), and (ahem….) got the “Christmas 2005” newsletter envelopes addressed, stamped, stuffed and mailed! Maybe that means I can finally blog about the fun stuff from the past weekend: Joshua’s wrestling meet, Eli’s 8th birthday, the beading class for the Spiny Beaded Bracelet at The Beadin’ Path in Freeport (also the home of LL Bean), and even (gasp!) get some SEWING and QUILTING done!
And eventually I’ll do some test shots comparing the old 3.2 MP Kodak “point and shoot” and my new whiz-bang-I-love-it 8 MP Panasonic and upload them. Oh yeah…and when Changing Perspectives opens on-line (a new show curated by Michelle Verbeeck in conjunction with Annie Copeland’s Fiber Arts Connection of Southern California) in about 2 weeks, I’ll upload pics and info on my latest piece, Looking Inward.