Wow, thanks, everyone! Great info here, as always. I'm shooting it all over
to Frank. He's the *compare* guy.

Diana

"V_coerulea" wrote in message
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I have a lot of catching up to do here. I've been doing a serious inventory
after a massive repotting spree. Considering I can only work in the GH
about 4 hrs a day (5 on a good one), it's taken a lot of time and I'm not
done yet.I've switched over to potting in styrofoam (with a little
sphagnum) and topped withbark to hold the stuff down. This is so I can
water with a spray system indescriminately. Everything gets the same water
(vandas get an extra cycle). Catts in 8"pots are going crazy and I'm
thrilled. Dendrobiums are slower to respond but are doing very well.
Anyway, the point here is cameras. I wanted a serious point-and-shoot, one
that could be a point-and-shoot but had the options of an SLR without
having to be one. I found it in a Canon Powershot G9. It has phenomenal
digital power zoom and just about all you could ask for in a not-SLR.
Price is about $450 and uses Secure digital memory disks. I got a
SmartDisk Photobank which is a portable harddrive that runs on batteries.
So when out taking pictures (and some of the pics can be big like
4000x3000pixels so you can magnify without loss of clarity) and my mem
card fills up, I just pop it out and insert it into the Photobank to
download and then put it back into the camera. The Photobank holds 80GB
which is a whole heck of a lot of pictures. I also holds sound for your
records as well as your mp3s. Anyway, google powershot g9 and you'll be
inpressed with the specs. I'll show you some soon. I promise. Really.
Gary

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
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All:

We have a nice Panasonic digital and are very happy with it. What I'd
like to find is something very small and easily transportable (in a
pocket, fanny pack, etc.), and not complicated.

The Panasonic is terrific for many things, but it's a pain to carry and
for candids. Any suggestions? I'll take them and then go to the comp
site.

Diana