Hi Jim  and the rest of the list,

It is a Coolpix 4500.  The picture of the Pecten diegensis was taken before
I was very familiar with the camera.  The more I have learned the better I
like it. I have gotten some really fine images of little stuff at 3/4''.
Jim recommended the camera to me and I have not been sorry. Jim knows his
stuff.

Adios,

Paul Kanner

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: eBay cameras


> Hi Andrew,
>
> The Coolpix is still your best bet. There is almost no difference between
> 5.24MP and 5.0. The mitigating factor is the CCD. In direct comparison
> to the Minolta 5.24 Dimage 7, the Nikon 5.0 beat it in every category.
What's
> more, I am fairly certain that Nikon still bundle the excellent
> Genuine Fractals
> software which enables you to literally double the resolution. If you go
way
> back and look at the American Conchologist issue that had the Murex
princeps
> on the cover (I believe it was a 2001 issue), that cover was actually
> shot using
> a 2.0MP Epson camera, then I used the Genuine Fractals software to
increase
> the resolution so that I could actually produce a 300ppi image to fit
> the cover.
>
> If your heart lies with Sony, you will still be quite happy with the
DSC-F717
> as it has an incredible, razor sharp glass lens that is, I believe,
designed
> by Zeiss for that camera. Memory stick prices have come down, but as long
> as it is a proprietary format, they will always be higher per megabyte
than
> Compact Flash, etc.
>
> As mentioned, Paul Kanner's shot last issue of the Pecten diegensis on the
> back cover was taken with his Nikon. I'm not positive which model it is,
> but I certainly feel the resolution is more than good enough for
> prints to 8 x 10
> and possibly beyond. Hey Paul, what's your Nikon model??
>
> Best regards,
> Jim
>
> >I was looking at the Sony Cybershot DSC-F717 (best resolution in the
> >class, 5.24Mp), but it needs Sony-only memory sticks ($$). Olympus,
> >Canon, Pentax make no equivalent with a decent resolution. Minolta
> >makes 2 cameras with excellent reviews, but they are not
> >learner-friendly and eat batteries at a horrific rate. The only other
> >option was the Coolpix; its disadvantage is only 5.0Mp resolution.
>
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