HowManyPicturesHaveWeTaken wrote:
I'm talking plus or minus mid 2000s. I (rehash) had an Olympus FE-140. It took nice Sharp pics for a 2006 camera but the battery doors are no good on them. So I bought an FE-210. The door works very nicely but the photos are not as sharp as the older 140. Go figure. Wishing they came with a repair manual. Yeah I know, I should just buy a good used DSLR. In the meantime maybe you nice folks had some decent cameras from the 2000s you would like to recommend. BTW, I prefer cameras that take two AA batteries. Yeah I buy stuff on fleabay. Thanks :(
P.S. After I get the struts replaced on my 99 mitsubishi and water in my cistern (no well here) I'll ask about DSLRs :)
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I had as my last SLR a Nikon F4004 purchased for a College Photography Class, then film went away & I started using a series of pocket digital cameras.
I had a number of Kodak 3MP models that could use 2 AA's or a CRV3. Kodak had a NiCad version, but all of these were battery hogs.
As the market progressed, I was able to get higher MP digital cameras on the secondary market in my price range [~$50].
Kodak then came out with a 7004 flat pack battery that lasted better in their next generation of cameras.
I came across my first Panasonic Lumix floor model @ Target years ago for $60 without charger. When I finally found an aftermarket charger, I was very impressed with it's performance.
It finally started to wear out this year, & I came across a Lumix DMC-ZS6 online @ Goodwill for well under my price range.
It is "SQUARE" with 12 MP sensor & a 12X LEICA ZOOM lens.
This has become my best "Mirrorless" Camera 📷!
It uses a!fairly hefty Li-ion flat pack battery with great life.
At the same time, I discovered a CRV3 Li-ion battery that fits many of my old Kodak Cameras in place of the 2 "AA" cells with a remarkable increase in battery life.
[$28 for 4 CRV3 & Charger @ Amazon] This brought my Kodak Z1275 back to life with 12MP & 5X ZOOM Schneider Lens.
These Cameras are my go-to travel cameras when I don't want to carry or risk my retro Nikon D3100 budget DSLR.
Just not comfortable holding it out the window of a moving vehicle [Car, Bus, Boat, Ship] which the pocket cameras with their obligatory wrist strap excel at.