| Everyone wants the best of everything. The best | | | | hasn't changed much in the past 50 years or so. You |
| house, the best cars, the best spouse, the best kids, | | | | want a good quality lens, in a solid camera housing, that |
| the best digital camera. Hang on, maybe that last one | | | | is capable of getting you a true to life quality image |
| doesn't really belong in this category, but hey, I'm just | | | | reproduction. The camera manufacturers have been |
| trying to make a point. What the point is, I'm not sure, | | | | greedily salivating over digital technology ever since it |
| but we'll get there. The best of everything, including | | | | hit the photography field. They've never had so many |
| digital cameras is something we've all be conditioned to | | | | reasons to release so many new models with so |
| look for. We all want to get value for our money. No | | | | many new bells and whistles. Mind you, some of them |
| matter what it is. | | | | are great, but some features are just plain useless. Or |
| The thing with cameras though, is that the technology | | | | if not useless, then probably so buried amongst all the |
| changes so quickly, that by the time I finish writing this | | | | other menu features that most users never know |
| review, the next great batch of great cameras will hit | | | | they're there let alone use them. |
| the store shelves. Only too soon to be quickly followed | | | | The really good news though, is that with the power of |
| by manufactures announcing the latest and greatest | | | | the internet at our disposal we can get the very latest |
| new features for the next round of cameras. If your | | | | up to date information at a moments notice. There are |
| into photography, and technology, this can be great fun. | | | | tools online, that will compare digital cameras feature |
| What with learning all the new jargon, buying all the | | | | by feature, and show you the top rated cameras on a |
| latest gadgets, and generally just impressing the heck | | | | daily basis. Not only will they compare prices, but you |
| out of friends and family with all your geek wisdom. | | | | can query these tools by feature as well. You can ask |
| But, too the average joe-camera-shopper, who just | | | | for example for the top rated Canon SLR cameras |
| needs a new digital for his next vacation, or next big | | | | with 10 megapixels, a wide angle lens, in the 600-900 |
| wedding, or his teenage daughters birthday, then all this | | | | dollar range. These kind of tools can significantly |
| NEW stuff can be a bit overwhelming. The good | | | | shorten your search time, and alert you to some really |
| news for joe, is that he can just ignore it all. | | | | good bargains in one fell swoop. |
| The truth be told, the basis of a good camera really | | | | |