What kind of digital camera do you use?

HP 735 Photosmart 3.2MP 15x zoom.

I bought it because I wanted to take pictures of flowers, which it does very well.

 I tried it once for models, but the result was abominable. It has very much the tendency to give a distorted perspective (it’s called “fisheye”, if I’m not mistaken?).

Cheers,

Hooker_JL

Canon Powershot A620. It's my first digital camera, which I just got it about 3 weeks ago, and I LOVE it! I must have snapped away over 250 shots and several vid clips at a recent airshow. My best advice, when deciding to buy, is to go online to any good photo/camera/consumer comparison website and read the reviews, pros, and cons of the cameras you are interested in. Most sites have a feature that will compare all similar cameras in your price range.

Minolta Dimage S414

I've had it for about 5 years now with no problems whatsoever.

I use two. A Nikon 7900, which is great for point and shoot situations, and a Nikon D70s for when I want to get artsy.

Just about anything with 3 MP's or greater is fine for taking pics of models. As it has been suggested though, do your research and read some reviews. Some cameras are especially picky when it comes to auto-focus (such as my 7900).

Here's a good place to start for reviews: http://www.dpreview.com/

stinger

I use a Kodak EasyShare Z740, 10X Optical Zoom, 5.0 Megapixels.

Bud

I've only "been digital" for about a year, since I bought my Pentax *ist DS digital SLR.  I went Pentax because I had several Pentax lenses.  Pentax is a fine company, but I don't claim it's any better than Canon, Nikon, or Olympus, the other three major DSLR manufacturers.  It appears that two more, Sony (which acquired the technology of the now defunct Konica Minolta) and Samsung (which has a deal with Pentax) are about to become major players in that market.  If you're interested in a DSLR, you won't go far wrong with any of those.

The frustrating thing about buying a digital camera at the moment is that the technology is changing so quickly.  A friend of mine who owns the local camera store says the business has never undergone such rapid change as is taking place at the moment.  My Pentax was the latest thing in budget-priced SLRs when I bought it a year ago; now it's no longer on the market.  By the end of this month it will have been replaced by the Pentax K-100D, which has more features (including an anti-shake mechanism) and will cost about $200 less than the $900 I paid (including 18-55mm zoom lens).  Logic and economics would suggest that this is a lousy time to buy a digital camera - but the things are such amazing pieces of equipment, and so much fun to use, that they're just about irresistable.

I'll take the liberty of offering one suggestion:  in addition to the camera, allow room in your budget for a good image editing software program.  The only one with which I have personal experience is Adobe Photoshop Elements, which I can highly recommend.  It can be found for less than a hundred dollars.  With a program like that you can start playing around with the world of the "digital darkroom," which opens up all sorts of new, fun opportunities.

I bought a Canon S2 IS. It offers many of the features my A70 had plus some. I really like the IS feature and the zero macro feature. You really can focus on dirt on the lens!

Now I need some time to really learn how to use it.

 I recently picked up a Fuji Finepix  S3100.  No real complaints thus far.

Hooker_jl wrote:

(it’s called “fisheye”, if I’m not mistaken?). Cheers, Hooker_JL

barrel distortion at low end.  if you zoom out more and use the macro mode it might help with the problem.

Nikon D70 here, with several lenses from my 35mm film cameras which are useable on the D70.  For model photography I use an 85mm f1.8 for most pics & a 105mm f2.8 macro for close up work.

Regards,  Rick