[thechat] cameras

[Martin Burns]

On Tue, September 28, 2004 5:24 pm, Bob Davis said:
>
> On Sep 28, 2004, at 10:18 AM, Madhu Menon wrote:
>>
>> What exactly are you looking for in the camera? Size? Features? Price?
>
> Portability combined with good picture quality,

Ah, it's all about the lens... Manufacturing quality consumer CCDs is
pretty much a commodity business, but the lens is a different story.

(which is one of the big reasons why I tote an SLR btw)

> some manual controls,
> good automatic pictures (for when I'm lazy) costing < US$400.
>

Sony Cybershot with a Carl Zeiss lens?
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/w1.html

Cheers
Martin