[at-l] a real thru-hiker review on the digital vs film issue - made me th...

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I read Lightenbolt's review of the Nikon, checked out his photos and kept on
searching for a better camera.  No offense to Lightenbolt, but this was a
last minute purchase.  If you're going to buy a digital you'd be best
starting by searching the net and comparing lots of models.  Steve's DigiCam
Review page and Cnet are great places to start.  Just my opinion!

<A HREF="http://www.cnet.com/frontdoor/0-1.html?tag=stbc.fd";>CNET.com</A>

<A HREF="http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html";>Steve's Digicams -</A>


Sly


> The Nikon Coolpix 775 was another one of those last minute purchases
> that I made just before setting foot on the trail. As usual my main
> concern was weight, a decent zoom and macro lens, and reliability. This
> camera met all of those concerns and about the only thing that I didn't
> like was the slow and sluggish time that the camera required to switch
> between shooting modes or viewing the images on the LCD screen.