[MarkL]

I have a digital camera, but for serious photos, I love to get out my old SLR.

I would really love to get back into photography with a digital camera, but I would like the sort of control that I had with my old SLRs (an Olympus OM-2n for day to day general photography, and a Nikon FM-2 for "serious" work and sports photos. Thank goodness for the old Tamron "Adaptall" lenses!). It seems that the only cameras that allow manual focus and complete control over exposure are the semi-pro and pro cameras that sell for about $800 and over! I'm hoping that in a year or two, there will be some "hobbiest" cameras that are more affordable.

Right now, I've got a Sony Mavica CD-1000 that I bought used, and really like it, but it's only 2.1 MP, and for all intents and purposes, it's a point and shoot camera, with minimal controls. I'd like something in the 5 MP range with full manual control.

Mark

[Polybius]

Right now, I've got a Sony Mavica CD-1000 that I bought used, and really like it, but it's only 2.1 MP, and for all intents and purposes, it's a point and shoot camera, with minimal controls. I'd like something in the 5 MP range with full manual control.

I've been pretty happy with the Minolta DiMAGE 7i .

The lens has a focal length equivalent range from 28mm to 200mm (with the digital croppping you get the 400mm effect.) Settings are Aperture preferred , Shutter-speed preferred , full Manual control and full Program mode. It has average weighted and spot metering.

It is a power hog but that problem is solved by getting a Digipower DPS9000 rechargeable battery pack.

[Fledermaus]

I have a Sony Mavica MVC-FD85 at 1.3 megapixels and it has all kinds of features.

I love to experiment with them.

I even got some good shots of the last lunar eclipse with it.

[ArrogantBustard]

Check out Canon's and Nikon's lines of digital SLR cameras which use the same lenses as their film SLR cameras. Canon, at least, sells one model for $1000.

[Wallaby]

>. I'd like something in the 5 MP range with full manual control.

Check out the Nikon CoolPix 5700. I like mine.

[Old Professer]

It'd be nice if the shutter was synchronized with your trigger finger, too.