[Woodcarver] Re: Photographing mirrors

[Victor Hamburger]

>> Melvin OConnor <meloconnor7 at yahoo.com>

>>

>>Thanks Ron.  I will buying my first digital camera

>>soon and want to be sure it does a good job of

>>photographing carvings.

>>

>>Any other suggestions or advice from list members

>>about digital cameras will be greatly appreciated.

>>

>>Mel O'Connor


Mel,

I recently upgraded my digital camera to an Olympus C5500 Zoom.  Retail, it is 
now selling for under $300.  I bought mine online from a place that had a lot of 
good buyer responses and used my credit card to insure I have a safety net.

Look at http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html for reviews and 
lots of good information on cameras.  Very easy to compare models and places to 
buy there. I recommend this site highly for their information.

I was specifically looking for a few specific features, including:
. 5 MP
. Good zoom quality (Optical, not necessarily digital zoom)
. Macro capability
. Standard batteries, not a specialized battery
. Large preview screen

Other features were valuable as well, but the Olympus had everything I wanted 
for a camera that I could use as a point/shoot or fully manual mode.

Good luck!	Vic H