camera advice

[Bike2Work4Me]

We bought a Canon SD400 after my other Canon got dropped by a co-worker. It's really small, light, fits in your jersey pocket, and takes great pictures. We just returned from riding Bicycle Idaho. You can see what the pictures look like that it takes. I didn't doctor a single picture. The best pictures are on Page 2.
http://homepage.mac.com/gstahmer/PhotoAlbum15.html

Gretchen

[Pedal Wench]

Wow, that Olympus Verve looks really cute - I don't think it was around when I did my research. I have the Pentax OptioWP. It's small and waterproof. We took it on Ride the Rockies and it was perfect. My boyfriend perfected the technique of storing in his jersey and shooting incredible stills and videos on the bike. I just started taking it with me on the bike too,and it's easy to grab it, turn it on, shoot and back in the pocket it goes, all while cruising down the road. Go for it!

[shewhobikes]

Thanks, ladies. Denise, those are super links; lots of info.
Bike2Work4Me: Coeur d'Alene is so gorgeous, insn't it? I went there once and just fell in love with that resort. And the golf course is unbelievable.

[Bad JuJu]

I have a Pentax Option 43WR--the WR stands for water resistant. Not waterproof, that is, but water resistant. It's pretty small, and fits into a seat bag easily. Has a little bit of a zoom even.

I've heard some folks complain about the photo quality, but I've gotten some decent pix with it. See some examples here:
webshots photos

[gretassister]

Yes, I know I need to join the 21st century; but I still carry a Pentax K100 ( strapped to my chest with a camera harness, in a saddlebag or fanny pack ) and lots film.

[Nanci]

I have the Casio Exilim S100. You can find it for about $170. I like it because it has the fastest startup and fastest turnover time (being ready to take the next picture) of any digital camera. So I can have it out, on, and take a picture before whatever I want to take a picture of is gone/over. It has a bunch of presets in a cool format- you page through and it shows you a typical picture- portrait, flower, pet, sunset, twilight, night, party, so many I can't name them all. You can custom-set anything, and then if you like the result, save the settings. It's so cool. The size is wonderful. Credit card sized. Even in it's case it can fit in a pocket, but the lens has a built in cover so you don't have to carry the case if you don't want to.

Yes, I have a better, bigger, more complicated Olympus digital, but the Casio is just so little and cute and easy to deal with that it gets taken out all the time.

I found out about this camera when I found an earlier model in the woods when I was trail running. I put up a "found" sign for a month, but no one ever claimed it.

Nanci