In case someone is collating all this data I will add details of my camera with which I am most satisfied. Olympus u700 All-weather 7.1 mega pixels I like this camera because it suits the very diverse requirements I have which include: family snaps indoors and out - day and night headstones and monuments documents buildings The features which help me successfully use this camera include the fact that it: has a 'large' viewing screen unaffected by bright sunlight accommodates large documents because of the number of megapixels has a special document setting (among many others auto focus has anti-shake feature can accommodate a tripod (although with above I think it unnecessary) fits in my pocket has a huge capacity (with a range of memory cards) and battery life can film short video sequences no expensive to purchase (I waited for a sale - AUD400) For those more technically minded look at: www.digital- fotofusion.co.uk/mtnews/archive/2006/01/olympus_700_low.html Graham Jaunay =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 5 Windana Mews, Glandore SA 5037 AUSTRALIA -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.1/104 - Release Date: 16/09/2005

> From: Graham Jaunay <proformat@jaunay.com> (by way of Geoffrey > <lists@sog.org.uk>) > Reply-To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 01:22:30 +0100 > In case someone is collating all this data I will add details of my > camera with which I am most satisfied. > > Olympus u700 All-weather 7.1 mega pixels As I said, there are many, many cameras on the market that will fit the bill for this kind of work. The great danger is that of confusion - I can well remember once in the USA when I was trying to find some pickles in one of those hypermarkets. There was 100 yards of them, so I came out with nothing because I couldn't make up my mind! That is why you need to have a very clear idea when you commence your search. Even if you know little about photography it is a very sensible idea to study the mass of information on the internet, so that you understand some of the terms and jargon that is used. Of course, like computers, it is always difficult to keep up to date with the latest trends. You can almost bet that the moment you walk out with your 'perfect' camera, there will be a 'better' one to replace it with. There are those who must have the latest of everything, and for this reason don't be shy about considering second-hand cameras from a reliable retailer. They may not have the very latest this that's and the other's, but they could save you a great deal of money, and they may never have been used! Peter C. Amsden ARPS ABIPP Argyll, Scotland

Am I missing something? I find my, now ancient (bought in 1999) Fuji MX-1700 Zoom camera with a mere 1.5 MegaPixels perfectly adequate for anything from well-worn tombstones to microfiche-reader screens and small-print documents. The essentials are a good lens, zoom, and ease of over-riding automatic settings. Even at only 1.5M pixels the computer storage space needed can become a problem needing back-up onto CD-ROM or better DVD. Regards, Arthur Thomson Peter Amsden wrote: > > >>From: Graham Jaunay <proformat@jaunay.com> (by way of Geoffrey >><lists@sog.org.uk>) >>Reply-To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com >>Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 01:22:30 +0100 >> >> > > > >>In case someone is collating all this data I will add details of my >>camera with which I am most satisfied. >> >>Olympus u700 All-weather 7.1 mega pixels >> >> > >As I said, there are many, many cameras on the market that will fit the bill >for this kind of work. > >The great danger is that of confusion - I can well remember once in the USA >when I was trying to find some pickles in one of those hypermarkets. There >was 100 yards of them, so I came out with nothing because I couldn't make up >my mind! That is why you need to have a very clear idea when you commence >your search. > >Even if you know little about photography it is a very sensible idea to >study the mass of information on the internet, so that you understand some >of the terms and jargon that is used. > >Of course, like computers, it is always difficult to keep up to date with >the latest trends. You can almost bet that the moment you walk out with your >'perfect' camera, there will be a 'better' one to replace it with. > >There are those who must have the latest of everything, and for this reason >don't be shy about considering second-hand cameras from a reliable retailer. >They may not have the very latest this that's and the other's, but they >could save you a great deal of money, and they may never have been used! > > >Peter C. Amsden ARPS ABIPP >Argyll, Scotland > > > > > >

It really is horses for courses Arthur. But the simple fact is that digital science has rushed ahead so fast that it would be quite difficult to find a new 1.5MPx camera anymore. Never mind, the one you have works for you, so don't be overwhelmed by all of these MegaPics. In the days of roll film cameras, there were always the people who wanted the camera with more buttons and a wider lens than anyone else. Did they take better pictures? Usually not, because it takes more than a fancy camera to take fine photographs. In fact the technology can easily get in the way. I often curse my 'fancy' digital camera because of the endless possibilities. Why, after being a professional photographer for many years, do I find myself reading the instruction books? I can grab my faithful old Nikon and shoot without thinking. What's more the picture quality will outperform any digital camera. But it requires more discipline, because a roll of film only has 36 shots against a digital card that will hold 500!! I wonder how many millions of useless digital photographs were taken yesterday! Peter C. Amsden ARPS ABIPP Argyll, Scotland > From: "arthur.thomson" <arthur.thomson@which.net> > Reply-To: arthur.thomson@which.net > Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 21:54:00 +0100 > To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SoG] Digital cameras > Resent-From: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 14:54:09 -0600 > > Am I missing something? I find my, now ancient (bought in 1999) Fuji > MX-1700 Zoom camera with a mere 1.5 MegaPixels perfectly adequate for > anything from well-worn tombstones to microfiche-reader screens and > small-print documents. The essentials are a good lens, zoom, and ease of > over-riding automatic settings. Even at only 1.5M pixels the computer > storage space needed can become a problem needing back-up onto CD-ROM or > better DVD. > > Regards, > > Arthur Thomson > > Peter Amsden wrote: > >> >> >>> From: Graham Jaunay <proformat@jaunay.com> (by way of Geoffrey >>> <lists@sog.org.uk>) >>> Reply-To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com >>> Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 01:22:30 +0100 >>> >>> >> >> >> >>> In case someone is collating all this data I will add details of my >>> camera with which I am most satisfied. >>> >>> Olympus u700 All-weather 7.1 mega pixels >>> >>> >> >> As I said, there are many, many cameras on the market that will fit the bill >> for this kind of work. >> >> The great danger is that of confusion - I can well remember once in the USA >> when I was trying to find some pickles in one of those hypermarkets. There >> was 100 yards of them, so I came out with nothing because I couldn't make up >> my mind! That is why you need to have a very clear idea when you commence >> your search. >> >> Even if you know little about photography it is a very sensible idea to >> study the mass of information on the internet, so that you understand some >> of the terms and jargon that is used. >> >> Of course, like computers, it is always difficult to keep up to date with >> the latest trends. You can almost bet that the moment you walk out with your >> 'perfect' camera, there will be a 'better' one to replace it with. >> >> There are those who must have the latest of everything, and for this reason >> don't be shy about considering second-hand cameras from a reliable retailer. >> They may not have the very latest this that's and the other's, but they >> could save you a great deal of money, and they may never have been used! >> >> >> Peter C. Amsden ARPS ABIPP >> Argyll, Scotland >> >> >> >> >> >> >