John Rodgers wrote:
>> I'm consideing getting one of the new digital
camera's (I have a 30 year old Olympus 35 MM film
camera with lot of lenses)  and think I need
something that is a combination of camcorder and
digital camera. I guess a "one size does all" sort of
thing. Does such a thing exist?? Anyone?
What camera would you recommend?  I really would like
to move into the digital world but don't really know
where to start. I do know I need at least a medium
priced unit.

John,

Having recently made the leap into the digital realm
after a few decades of 35mm film experience (also with
Olympus SLRs), I can offer the following:

First, most middle-to-upper-end digital still cameras
can also shoot short segments (up to 3 min.) of high
quality video, and most video cameras can shoot
low-quality still photos. So you should perhaps start
by deciding which is more important to you.

Then read articles such as this one and others to get
a general overview of digital photography gear:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1537400,00.asp

Once you've started narrowing it down a bit, I have
found the following two sites very helpful in
assessing various camera models and comparing their
features. Reviews and tests are done by enthusiasts
and professionals.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/

In addition to reviews, this site also has chat forums
where you can browse or post questions.
http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html

Good luck, and let me know if I can help answer any
other questions!

Jeffrey Earl
1983 diesel Westfalia "Vanasazi"
http://www.vanthology.com/

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