Rats!! I just purchased a Nikon 5700. You mean to tell me it sucks?
Looked to me that it worked just fine during demos at the store We were
doing pretty nice close ups, HAND HELD, on some Liguus and Polymitas.
High end stuff bought on the Internet usually is not guaranteed by the Mfg.
There is nothing like test driving a camera before you buy.

Emilio

Andrew Grebneff wrote:

> I just had a look at eBay for digital Sony cameras. Only ONE was as
> low-priced as those found on www.bizrate.com (and that one was
> probably the same dealer as listed by bizrate). The others were up to
> $200 more than those found by bizrate.
>
> So... don't bother with eBay if you want a camera! Plus thew risks of
> buying from someone who might not send the item...
>
> Having said that, I am not sure whether ANY of the cameras listed are
> useful for images of small shells. Nowhere is there minimum focal
> distance given... and for shells we really need a camera which will
> focus down to zero!
>
> Anyone know of which Sonys of 5Mp resolution can do this? I'm not
> interested in other brands; judging by faults listed in dealers' ads
> for used cameras, Nikons and Olympuses blow CCD pixels!
>
> Opinions on whether sticks or CDs are better for storage? I haven;'t
> seen a camera advertised which can use both.
> --
> Andrew Grebneff
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