By the way, if your budget does not allow for the new 995, try getting the
990 at discount; the differences (as Leslie pointed out in his message) are
not many, but the price difference can be considerable.

José

At 09:54 AM 2/22/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>You can't go wrong with the Coolpix 900 series; I use a 990 to take shell
>shots for our slowing-growing guide to Sanibel Shells (check it out,
>shellmuseum.org, paying attention to shell sizes). The camera also fits
>neatly (using an mechanical adapter/holder) onto the eyepiece of most
>microscopes, allowing for shots of very minute stuff.
>
>Cheers,
>
>José
>
>
>At 01:39 PM 2/22/2002 +0100, you wrote:
>>Dear members of the list
>>
>>again any suggestion please
>>
>>I now have informed me for digital cameras duing your
>>help and informations and I found three
>>
>>Casio QV - 2900 UX maybe the cheapest
>>
>>Canon IXUS 300 the second place in the middle
>>                the smalles one
>>
>>Nikon Coolpix 995 seems to be one of the best but
>>                   is in Europe much more expensive
>>                   than in America
>>
>>So I w0uld vote for the Canon IXUS 300 as I can get
>>also macro fotos from it.
>>
>>with best regards and hoping for a very quick answer
>>Sieglinde
>>
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