Thanks Joel. My wife used the OM-1 and a Mamiya C220 for portraits a
very long time ago though now she is content to use a simple instamatic
type film camera. I'll check out the Stylus line as well.
Richard
--- Joel Wilcox <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Maybe balance the Wrotniak review with dpreview too.
>
> I had a C-5060WZ for two months of serious shooting. It was my first
>
> digital camera and I ultimately couldn't live with the optical VF but
> I so
> admired that camera that I kept it for my son, who would be caught
> dead
> looking through the viewfinder anyway. He loves the LCD. It's so
> versatile that you can use it as a waist-level finder and even see
> yourself
> in self-portraits in it.
>
> But I don't think of it as a good "wife's first digital camera."
> What sort
> of camera does she now use? I would get her something for which the
> transition is a few short steps.
>
> In the price range, the Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ3 looks amazing for the
>
> $$$: 12x optical zoom with stabilization. Have to have the
> fortitude to
> accept 3.1MP as up to snuff though. We all know it is
> intellectually,
> especially for those 4x6's, but ...
>
> Again, don't know if the Lumix is a good first camera. My wife is
> very
> happy with a Digital Stylus 4100.
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