Thanks for popping over to my little piece of the DA world. I have been using the Sony F717 for about 6 months and find it a lot of bang for the buck. I think Sony shook up the digicam world when they priced the camera and then subsequently continued to lower the price. As you have obviously been doing your research on camera's -- The only thing negative I can say about this camera is that it's body shape seems awkward to me and I had a bit of a time adjusting to that.

Warmest wishes,
Bobbie O

You asked me about the Olympus C-5050?

I only had that camera for a very short time, it was between owning a Nikon 4500 and a Canon G3, I can tell you I like either of those other cameras better. Although the C-5050 is a good camera, and if you don't use a lot of different digicams I doubt you would be dissapointed with it, but in my estimation, it produced chromatic abberations (purple fringe/highlighting) much too often, also, the super macro mode was nice, but in comparing shots I took with it and the Nikon 4500, the 4500 produces much more detail in macro shots, the 5050 does come with all the accessories and has tons of options in-camera settings wise that I like, so in those respects it's very good. I had previously owned an Olympus C-3020, which I liked very much, but for some intangible reason, I just didn't like the 5050 as much.... The best thing I can suggest to anyone looking at digi cams is to TEST TEST TEST, go to the stores hold them, take pics with them, get to know them, and if possible take a compact flash, SMcard, to the store and take pics home to look at them. If you have any specific questions about the cam let me know.

--
www.istockphoto.com/lobsterclaws

Thanks for the snake-explanation...

--

"And did you get what
you wanted from this life, even so?
I did.
And what did you want?
To call myself beloved, to feel myself
beloved on the earth."

Raymond Carver

Nice gal... I enjoyed it...

--

"And did you get what
you wanted from this life, even so?
I did.
And what did you want?
To call myself beloved, to feel myself
beloved on the earth."

Raymond Carver

Have you ever had a dream, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?

What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire deviant life, that there's something wrong with the story. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad.

You take the blue pill, the story ends. Your browser closes and you believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland. And, I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.

I offer only the truth, nothing more.

Take: The Red Pill
Take: The Blue Pill

spyed, nobody has ever done this before.
I know. That's why it's going to work.



--
The Angry Deviant



Random Deviant

very very great photography, your beautiful youself too might i add , anyway, I am new, so feel free to check out my site, peace.

I love your lizards!! must see more!!! Come see mine!!! I have a Savannah Monitor and she's all posin' for the camera! Reptile fanatics of the world unite!!!

--
It's not easy being green, but I wouldn't have it any other way

Haha, thanks.

--

That's my name!

--

thank you for the comment.