Digital Camera's
 

I'm Looking to get a digital camera, so I can take some pics of my tuck, for my web page.If anyone has any recomendations, I would appreciate it.
I am thinking about the Olympus D-450 Zoom or the Nikon Coolpix 800 Zoom
Thanks Don
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1999 F-150 4x4 4.6V8 Regcab/shortbed
Oxford White with Wedwood Blue 2 tone, Blue captains chairs.
Bassani Cat Back, Superchip, WMS Velocity Tube with a K&N filter

Here is my recomendation:
They have not yet perfected this technology to the degree that justifys the price. Furthermore the price HAS got to come down before I will get one. I have a pc cam with a 20' cord that will do anything in the house. (see pic in topic "They finally came") For the Truck, I use those "throw away" cameras (I can't load film-don't laugh) and then get it developed on a CD (place does this in an hour) From there, (CD) I crop, resize ect., then upload to my website. As long as I can do it this way, there is no justifying $400 to $600 for a camera that is still in the "research & developement stages."
Check it out, ALL of my pics were done in this manner with the exception of Bluedefens who sent me his, and I don't know what HE used to take those.

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"Moonlight Blue" 98 F150 SC XLT 2WD 4.6, 3.55 LS Tow Pkg. SUPERCHIP, K&N Airbox mod. w/ "Cool" intake, Mobil One Oil, Bosch +4's. Lund Fastback, Lighted visor, Runninng Boards, Crome Taillight covers, Polished Steel Fenderwell Moldings, Smoked Bug and Rain guards, Shelf-it, Carpet dash cover, Red Wings license plate in front, Red Wings license plate frame in back, Little Detroit Viper hanging from mirror, Oh yeah, and one "Blacked-out" grill.
Gonna get my Bed rails back on, Finally!
Couldn't find the right Polished steel design, so once I modify the powercoated ones I just bought, I will paint them.
Q: who wants my chrome ones? Price:cost of shipping, or gas and maybe lunch if you live in S/E MI.

"Rocks don't move unless pushed, and neither do chevys!"

http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/daytona/843/

btw the pc cam was about $60. extention cord, $20. If I parked by the front door and turn the monitor so I can see it, I can take a pic of my truck!

I just purchased the Toshiba PDR-M5. It not only shoots JPGS, but it will also shoot up to an 8 minute MPEG movie! The price? About $800. Now, I'm a weenie, and I have to have the latest and greatest, but if you have the cash and it interests you, this is one hot camera. Andthensometoo's idea about a PC cam will work just fine too, but technology gets better each day, and if you are getting a "megapixel" camera, they do take great pictures! https://www.f150online.com/f150board/smile.gif

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1999 F-150 4x4 SuperCab, Deep Wedgewood Blue, ORP, 4-Wheel ABS, Loaded, Flowmaster 50 series, K&N, Tint, Super-White headlights, Westin Nerf Bars, Toff Spray-On Bedliner, Pioneer DEH-P3000 and TS-A6815 speakers, ADS PQ/8 amp.

I have a Sony Digital Mavica, it works great. It has sound recording and movie play. Takes great pics, very clear.

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Patrick aka Mudder
Arlington Texas (DFW), member of Fordified.
Stone Cold edition F150,Black 98 Styleside S/C F150 4x4 0RP 5.4 3.55ls, Ramsey Pro 8000 hidden winch, Grizzly roll bar,2 Baja lights, 4 165 watt KC lights (I can light up the night with these), Manik grille guard, Westin step bars, Magnum bug shield, Sonic aluminum treadplate 36" tool box, Flowmaster dual exhaust, K/N air filter, 265/75/16 BFG AT/S, American Racing Baja wheels, a Mobil Speed Pass on the back window, a F150 Online sticker, and a Stone Cold sticker on the front windshield . More to come for the 3:16 machine: 2 more KC lights, shocks, tail light guards and possibly a 3" Performance Accessories body lift. If you would like to see pics, email me at mudder46@hotmail.com or see pics at me and pony's new website www.angelfire.com/ok3/ponysix8/index2.html, and to hear the exhaust http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/ponysix8/images/T005.wav
Ford Trucks: "when you absolutely have to have the very best".
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[This message has been edited by mudder (edited 12-15-1999).]

Geez...guess I got a great deal...COMPANY PAID!!! It's a Kodak DC240...had it about a week or so now. It has been very benefical for work (and a few shots of the truck this past weekend).

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1999 F-150 XLT, Ext.Cab, 5.4L, 3:55 limited slip, 4x2, Bright Torch Red(all color matched-bumpers, mirrors) "Sport" pkg., Tonneau,285/50/17, 3" custom catback, Superchips, Airaid, Lowered 4" rear & 3" front, Herculiner bed lining(self install) AWESOME! Newest E/T at the drags 6/26/99: 14.9sec at 90.4 mph. Billet Badges, Billet Antenna, Removal of "Sport" sticker and door guards. For photos e-mail me at: whtstuff@aol.com OR my web page at Http://members.aol.com/whtstuff/myweb.html

Don C:

I've gone through several digicams over the past couple years and I've finally found one that I am completely satisfied with. The Coolpix 950. I see that you are thinking about the Coolpix 800. I've heard good things about it and in fact I was looking into that camera before I decided on the 950. The thing that swayed me over to the 950 was the ability to manually control both the aperature and the shutter speed (the 800 doesn't allow this). The main reason this was important to me was that I take a lot of action motorcycle photos, so I needed a way to control the shutter speed for those action shots.

I've got a ton of sample photos taken with the 950 that I can post on my website if you would like to look at the full size 1600x1200 photos, or if you want to look at those that I've shrunk down to 640x480 you can take a look here. All of this set of photos was taken with the Coolpix 950:

Coolpix Photos

Some of the last few pictures where we're going through the river crossing at high speed help to demonstrate the difference between being able to control the shutter speed and not.

That said, if you're not really going to be taking action shots, or don't care to mess around with aperature / shutter speed priority, the Coolpix 800 is getting great reviews as well, and is cheaper than the 950. Here is another site that has great digicam reviews as well:

http://www.dpreview.com

Good luck with your decision.

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Truck
1997 F150 Lariat, Supercab, Shortbed, 4x4, Black w/Gray Leather, 5.4 liter, 3:55 ls, 4 speed auto.

Mods:
Powerdyne SVO Supercharger. Dynomax Catback Exhaust. Rancho RSX 5000 shocks. Custom Superchip. Century 'Cargo Cover' (Hard Tonneau)

Thanks guys for all the info.
I think I am going to buy the Olympus D450 Zoom. I would realy like the Nikon, but if I need to take action pics I can use my Nikon 35 mm.Also with the $ 200.00 I will save I can buy some rechargable batteries, a USB reader, and a larger storage card.
So hopefully by this weekend I will have some pics of my truck up on my web page, will let you know when they are up and veiwable.
Thanks all
Don

I have been using a Kodak DC120 for a few years now. However it has been down for a few months due to the non support of the original picture transfer program with Win 98 vs 2. But today I finally have gotten around to solving that and getting it back up and running by ordering a flashmate reader and while I was at it I went ahead and got a new bigger memory card for it so I should finally be back in the world of digital pictures today. Finally I can post a picture of my Truck! My Department owns four Kodak camera's of various models. They all seem to perform well. Mine works well after two years.

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97 F-150 SC Lariat, Styleside, White over Gold, 4.6L (Windsor), Automatic, 3.55 rear end, electronic 4X4, w/ every option of Lariat and ORP packages except the 17" wheels (I even got the OR decals now!), MOD's so far: K&N air box mod, Gibson Super Truck, clear Bugflector II, Leer TSC 600 hard cover, Bridgestone Dueler OWL ATP 265/75 R-16's, TrailMaster Invader N7 shocks, Smittybilt step bars, Ford moulded mud guards, "White-white" head lamps, Cloud Rider Design's SS Grill and bumper opening "Summer Grill's", Bosch platinum + 4's.

I have a Fuji MX-500, it does 640x480 and 1280x1024, but to be perfectly honest, I never use the higher resolution! It eats more memory, and won't fit on the screen unless it's resized, and that degrades the quality! Watch the sale ads for Best Buy and CompUSA, Afga among other are now offering 640x480 resolution cameras for under $100.00! These all will do fine for Web Posting!

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Paul... :-)
99 F-150 XLT SC Sport, 4.6L, Auto, Captain Chairs, Class III Towing Package, Sliding Rear Window,
White, 4X2, CD, Soft Factory Tonneau Cover, K&N Filter, Line-X Spray on Bed Liner
More to come

Well Thanks guys, I got a Olympus D 450 Zoom. I still have to figure out how to work it.
I put two pics on my home page, If you want to check the out go to http://sites.netscape.net/dhco/

Once I learn how to use it I will post more pics.
Thanks for all the help.
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1999 F-150 4x4 4.6V8 regcab/shortbed
Oxford White with Wedgewood Blue 2 tone, and Blue captains chairs.
Bassani Cat back, Superchip, WMS Velocity Tube, with a K&N filter, Mirror Bra's(can see them in the pics)

Well when I get my camera (maybe a month from now), I'm getting the Olympus C-2500L. When I get it I'll gladly post images from it so others can see the quality. The only downside is this camera is not for the penny-pinchers. You can find them for about $1,250 if you now where to look, but that's a lot of $ for a camera.


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1999 Lariat SuperCab Flareside, Amazon Green with Silver trim, 5.4L, 4x2, 4 wheel disc/ABS, 3.55 limited slip, towing package, fog lamps, sliding rear window, captains chairs, keyless entry with alarm, spray-on bed liner, bug guard, and K&N. http://www.csc.calpoly.edu/~bfriesen/truck.html

hey Freezer, if you want to spend under $500.00 you should look at the Olympus D-450 zoom.
I just got one if you want to see what the pics look like go to http://sites.netscape.net/dhco/pic

I just put some new pics on it today

hey Freezer, if you want to spend under $500.00 you should look at the Olympus D-450 zoom.
I just got one if you want to see what the pics look like go to http://sites.netscape.net/dhco/pic

I just put some new pics on it today

Here is a new photo from one of my links on my web page of the illustrious "Big Red".
The billit accessories are great, I love the new mirror...and the camera works so much nicer than going in and having it scanned.
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/whtstuff/dcp_0126.jpg