| Would you know where to look, to get the top digital | | | | hyping the latest and greatest technical features on |
| camera, at the best price? Most people don't. And if | | | | their models for some time now. Some photography |
| you did, would it be the same place tomorrow, or next | | | | aficionados have even gone so far as to suggest that |
| week? Technology and the web are growing at such | | | | manufactures latest tech features have more to do |
| a rapid pace, that opportunities for consumers are | | | | with marketing timing, then true technical |
| changing every day. It is a great time to be a | | | | advancements. I suspect there is a smidgen of truth to |
| consumer, as long as you can keep up with the | | | | that. I believe they do hold off on some advancements, |
| onslaught of information and opportunities. There is of | | | | when they see no profit in the near future. On the |
| course a very simple way to do just that. | | | | other hand, there are plenty of camera manufacturers |
| The first of course would be to just ignore the latest | | | | competing everyday. No one of them wants to see |
| and greatest products and sales. That certainly is | | | | the other get too much further ahead. |
| simple. And for those who are willing to settle for the | | | | I've always believed buying the top digital camera |
| best digital camera from last week, month or year, | | | | today was a mistake. You usually end up paying too |
| that's fine. At the pace technology advances, your | | | | much, and are far more likely to end up being a guinea |
| chances of getting a good camera are pretty good | | | | pig for Canon, Nikon, Sony or whomever builds your |
| (no matter how old it is). The basics of what makes a | | | | favorite brand name camera. I prefer to stay one or |
| good camera good, haven't really changed that much | | | | two steps away from the bleeding edge. that way |
| over the years. Good lenses, and good image quality | | | | you get a proven and tested product, often at a |
| with minimal noise and distortion in your pictures are | | | | considerable prices saving over the latest golly-gee |
| the most important attributes. | | | | whiz-bang features of the new models. |
| All camera manufacturers have been guilty of over | | | | |