Re: [Philmont]: Cameras -( probably starting a long discussion thread) :(

THANKS for starting the thread.

I have EXACTLY the same question, and am poised to buy a digital camera for
Philmont.

I, too, welcome any input!

Dewey Hemphill, ASM
Troop 276, Memphis, TN
Philmont, 2003; Trek 32

--- David Royster <droyster@carolina.rr.com> wrote:
> I know this will probably start a thread that will go on forever, but I
> am going to do it anyway.
>
> We are headed out to Philmont (Trek 18) this summer. I want to take a
> camera - note one camera, uno!
>
> I would like people's thoughts on the following:
>
> 1) I want it to be small but not tiny - I don't need a monkey cam tied
> to my backpack.
>
> 2) I want it to run on AA or AAA batteries - I don't want to have to
> carry an extra fanny pack stuffed with proprietary batteries just for
> this camera.
>
> 3) I would prefer DIGITAL and >= 3 megapixels for larger prints when we
> get back.
>
> 4) If digital, I prefer a camera that uses Memory Sticks or SD cards -
> readers and cards I already have and I really don't need another storage
> medium - I will need yet another storage medium to store the information
> on all the storage media!
>
> 5) I like the idea of being able to immediately download my cards to the
> computer and create a slide show for the parents - no, I don't think I
> will cart the computer along on the trek though.
>
> 6) I can be convinced that 35mm or APS is right, if the camera is small
> enough and folks have had good results - Canon Elph for example (or
> not).
>
> Last time we went I carried a Kodak APS and it ate batteries - the type
> that they didn't carry at the commisaries. I have a Pentax 35 mm point
> and shoot, but it too heavy and does not do well in low light. I have a
> Sony DSC-P5 digital, but it uses special batteries and I can't afford to
> buy or carry as many as I will need for the whole trip. I am not about
> to carry my Pentax SLR, because I am sure that that will be the one
> thing that I drop, fall on, and in general tear up.
>
> Your thoughts are appreciated - I have stepped into my asbestos suit and
> am ready to listen.
>
> dcroyster
>
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Received on Fri Apr 4 11:21:42 2003