Joel - I'm probably sitting pretty near the same spot you are, but funding
will be more like 2 years away based on my latest Visa statement <g>.
>From what I can tell, the demarcation of 'serious' digicams from the
'consumer-grade' seems to be whether or not you can save in RAW format. I am
not familiar with the capabilities of the 5060 or 8080 Olympus cameras, but
someone here will be able to tell you which can do this.
Have you considered getting a used E-20 to tide you over...?
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
on 7/23/04 9:12 AM, Wilcox, Joel F at joel-wilcox@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> On the road to digital, I have decided that I will wait for the next
> iteration of the E-1 to make a move to a d-SLR. From where you sit now
> with your E-1 already in hand, I wonder if you might have any special
> insight for someone in my situation.
>
> I would like to get started with a more serious digicam than the freebee
> that came with my last purchase from Dell. I'm looking for something to
> take the place of what I am now mainly using print film for. I'm not
> really looking for more than a 4X optical zoom. I've narrowed my choices
> to the C-5060 and C-8080.
>
> I think I would prefer the C-8080 but I almost wonder if it is too much
> camera for my purposes. I do expect to get a E-(x) someday and I just
> want a digicam in the meantime capable of getting some keepers that will
> also allow me to learn to navigate the tool set and be ready to work the
> E-(x) with some aplomb when the time comes. Still, I want more than a
> throwaway camera (and I don't consider any of the Camedia's to be such).
>
> The C-8080 is already 2/3 the cost of the E-1, but then the C-5060 is
> 3/4 the cost of the C-8080. Both seem to be great cameras. I need a
> nudge off the fence! I guess I think the C-5060 is what I need, but I
> like the C-8080 better but fear it is close enough to E-(x) quality to
> make it more than I should buy at this time.
>
> Joel W.
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