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"lol" <> wrote in message
news...
> hi,
>
> I never thought it would be so difficult to choose a digital cam.

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Once you have accumulated a reservoir of pertinent information (via
trustworthy review sites such as steve's and dp) if the decision still seems
impossible, it may be because you have a streak of realism buried in your
unconscious.

The truth is, you will not be *completely* happy with any choice you make,
and you know it at some level. That inhibits the decision process until you
raise it to a conscious level.

As someone else said, every camera makes great photos, sometimes. All the
positive things you know about each contributes to that. What you need to
think about is, "Which of the disappointments will be least bothersome to my
style of viewing the world through a lens?"

Will you be most comfortable knowing: you spent too much but get excellent
sharpness that you don't really need? Spent a little too little, get plenty
of adjustment features but too few MPixels for your purposes? Traded off
zoom range for fast lens speed you never use? Picked that long zoom but it
greys out when you need it most?

The real choice is not which is best, but which is least worst when inserted
into your own constellation of traits and uses.

Think about it.


Frank ess

PS: Unfortunately, you almost never get a chance to answer those questions
before buying something. Such is life.

On 8/20/03 9:10 AM, in article 24N0b.4107$,
"Frank ess" <> wrote:

> The real choice is not which is best, but which is least worst when inserted
> into your own constellation of traits and uses.

Excellent post, Frank. Wish I'd applied those insights when I chose my
ex-wife! <g>

GCW

Well, thanks for the answers. I guess that in the end, all I really needed
was confirmation that reviews from steve or dp were trustworthy enough.
Since photo quality isn't reported as an issue in those reviews, I'm going
to try the Canon A70.

A special thank you for Franck. You are completely right (trully!), and
your answer has been an opportunity for a good laught, which I really
appreciated