"itten" <itten@comcast.net> wrote in message news:290520030505274056%itten@comcast.net...
> I'm looking for a digital camera that has a fairly quick response to
> the shutter.  Due to the nature of my work, I need to get a few shots
> off fairly quickly and dont have time to wait for the camera to cycle
> to be ready to take the next shot.  Does any one have any ideas?

Hi Itten,

Others may know more but of the cameras I've handeled /recently/ that
being 8 or 10 of the "most popular" under $400, I've /felt/ that the
quickest (in full auto) was the Minolta F-x00 series.  They are for
sure faster than most of the others.



> Also
> I'm tired of these super small cameras that I need a magnifing glass to
> read the find the controls.  I wan't something fairly hefty but I don't
> want to pay an arm and a leg for it.

But the F-x00 series of which I speak are pretty small.