03-20-2009, 01:56 PM
davester wrote:
I think the biggest shortcoming in most cameras these days is that they come without a wide angle lens (i.e. 28mm equiv or shorter) rather than too little telephoto. A wide angle is generally of much more utility than a telephoto. Besides, the lack of telephoto magnification can usually be made up for with cropping, given the massive pixel counts of recent cameras. The lack of a wide angle cannot be made up for at all. Be sure you get a cam that goes at least down to 28mm, no matter what the long end of the range is.
My wife just broke her camera on the last trip. Any recommendations in the sub $200 range?