yeh I know what you mean

I've seen shots & prints from a couple of digital cameras and did my
pre-purchase research

WOW - a minefield, so many "independent" reviews that seemed more like
info-verts (information adverts) high on promotion & low on hands on
observation

Well, to cut a long story short I decided to go and find a camera brand &
model that I knew gave better results than my compact 35mm (a Nikon)

What would please me greatly is getting my grubby little mitts on lots of
digital cameras and forming my own opinions really independent of
'influence'

I settled on the humble A405.  Besides, at the price I paid I can take it on
treks and up mountains and not be too concerned at it getting scratched,
battered n bruised.

When wild camping I find that too expensive kit kinda needs a bit too much
attention less I lose it or bruise it.  Less expensive kit does not give me
those colly-wobbles/

I hope this helpsn - it is great to share views with people over this medium

What think you?

Bcubed
"kreb" <kreb@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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>
> "bagal" <alan_plc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:JQtnc.244$DX2.178@newsfe1-gui.server.ntli.net...
> > I don't know but I'll hazard a guess
> >
> > Fuji CCDs have a high sensitivity part and a low sensitivity part
>
> Keith said:
>
> I think you're right.
>
> But, it concerns me, that if this is the case, why did they do away with
the
> process (the s5000 has 3.2mp effective and 6mp interpolated) where they
> double the mps.
>
> Just curious, but I will wait buying the s7000 untill it is explained more
> fully.
>
> Thanks
> Keith
>
> > I have a humble Fuji FinePix A405 and the image quality is quite
> remarkable.
> > One of the family bought one, I bought mine and now another member of
the
> > family is hoing to buy an A405.
> >
> > I have not compared quality across the brands but what I have noticed is
a
> > remarkable lack of burn out in images.  Tonal qualities in clouds and
sky
> > are edible
> >
> > Maybe I am talking myself into buying S7000 - I hope not, well not yet
> > anyway,...
> >
> >
> > "kreb" <kreb@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:Ktcfc.8625$2Z6.767015@news20.bellglobal.com...
> > > Keith said:
> > >
> > > I have read the specs on this camera but I do not know what is
different
> > > from the S7000 except costing approximately $300 more.
> > >
> > > I wonder whether this is a camera to upgrade problems from the S7000
> > because
> > > it looks rather like a ghost than being new.
> > >
> > > If anyone knows please let me know.
> > >
> > > Someone (at the local photo shop) said that the S20 had two ccds for a
> > > clearer picture though I see nothing about this in the literature.
> > >
> > > I see that it has the super ccd from the f700 to improve dynamic
range,
> > > also, firewire and usb2 ports.  But, is this not telling me that the
> s7000
> > > has a dynamic range problem?
> > >
> > > I have been looking seriously at the s7000, maybe I had better wait
> until
> > > the jury returns.
> > >
> > > If anyone knows please let me know.
> > >
> > > Keith
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>