digital camera capabilities / was Re: 1000+ old computer in Canada, for sale

It was thus said that the Great Brent Hilpert once stated: That should be good enough. But you'll definitely want a tripod (which aren't that expensive) since (in my experience) digital cameras tend to be slow in capturing a picture (compared to film cameras) in even medium light. Also, when you get the camera, set it up on the tripod, and take a bazillion pictures with a test object. For each picture, you'll change some setting (make sure you keep notes) and then view them afterwards. This will get you familiar with the camera's features and what settings "work" for you. Some of the critical settings are things like light balance (or color temperature), exposure compensation, the timer (waits X seconds prior to taking a picture), ISO (sensitivity of the "film"), etc. I had to do this back when I took photography in school (using film!) as part of familiarizing ourselves with our equipment. With digital photography, this won't be as expensive as with a film camera, so its well worth the time to do it. -spc (Sure, I miss using my 35mm camera, but the digital is way more convenient ... )