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Island Girl · 05-17-2005, 10:05 AM

Thank you, Just Sold, for your kind words. My current camera is a Sony F717, which is no longer manufactured. I purchased this on ebay this year to replace my Sony F707 on which the flash stopped working.

I like it for the quality of the lens. The new DSLR cameras have drawbacks that prevent me from buying one. First, I would have to carry and change lenses to fit the situation. Second on a DSLR you have to use the viewfinder not the LCD to take pictures. I take most of mine with the LCD viewer on the Sony. My camera acts as a point and shoot, but has very high quality pictures and many non-automatic features as well. I tend to use a lot of the auto features.

When my F707 broke I was in a quandry since there is no other camera like it and its F717 cousin. The Sony F828 which came out 18 months ago suffers from purple fringing and ISO issues. Users have to "learn" to take good pictures with it as one does with a DSLR.

I do like the quality I see from some Canon digicams and would consider one of them. I keep hoping Sony will step up to the plate and produce a viable upgrade to the F717.

The other secret is to take a lot of pictures. Digital film is cheap!

Perhaps others could tell about their cameras and we can all get an education.

IG

05-17-2005, 10:05 AM	#24
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	Digital Cameras Thank you, Just Sold, for your kind words. My current camera is a Sony F717, which is no longer manufactured. I purchased this on ebay this year to replace my Sony F707 on which the flash stopped working. I like it for the quality of the lens. The new DSLR cameras have drawbacks that prevent me from buying one. First, I would have to carry and change lenses to fit the situation. Second on a DSLR you have to use the viewfinder not the LCD to take pictures. I take most of mine with the LCD viewer on the Sony. My camera acts as a point and shoot, but has very high quality pictures and many non-automatic features as well. I tend to use a lot of the auto features. When my F707 broke I was in a quandry since there is no other camera like it and its F717 cousin. The Sony F828 which came out 18 months ago suffers from purple fringing and ISO issues. Users have to "learn" to take good pictures with it as one does with a DSLR. I do like the quality I see from some Canon digicams and would consider one of them. I keep hoping Sony will step up to the plate and produce a viable upgrade to the F717. The other secret is to take a lot of pictures. Digital film is cheap! Perhaps others could tell about their cameras and we can all get an education. IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade