[TheForge] digital cameras

Mon Dec 15 22:05:11 2003

We just got a FujiFilm S5000. This one has a 10X optical zoom. The
viewfinder is a little LCD, so you see through the lens, along with all
the settings you usually need the bigger LCD for. The batteries drained
after about 50 shots, but my wife uses the big LCD a lot. I don't know
how much the little LCD uses by itself, yet.

The nicest thing about the camera was the price. A 10x zoom for less
than $300. And you can get a telephoto or wide-angle lens if you need
to.

-Marc

On Mon, 2003-12-15 at 20:47, Steve Smith wrote:
> I have a Nikon 995, which I like pretty well.
> 
> The lcd screen is difficult for a couple of reasons:
> -very hard to use in daylight
> -hard to see if you are over 40
> Both can be cured with a product called Xtend-a-view:
> http://www.photosolve.com/main/product/xtendaview/index.html
> It is just a lens with a shadow box that velcro's on to your lcd frame. 
> Very useful.
> 
> The lcd does draw a lot of juice, but if you set your camera to 
> automatically shutdown after some period of inactivity, it doesn't 
> really drag the batteries down too fast.
> 
> Steve Smith
> 
> [email protected] wrote:
> 
> > I am looking at the Nikon Coolpix 2100 for $199.99. there is a review 
> > here http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/CP2100/CP21A.HTM
> > 
> > This camera doesn't seem to have a viewfinder (other than the lcd 
> > screen). Is this a disadvantage in sunny locations and will this cause 
> > the batteries to wear down faster? Does anyone have this camera?
> > 
> > Any comments appreciated.
> > 
> > Bob
> > 
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