...And speaking of digicams, a.k.a. digital point-and-shoots: Amazon's Gold Box deal of the day today is the Canon SD4000IS digicam
Available in black, red, or silver. B&H Photo sells a leather case for the camera, too, for $14.95. (Note that the case has no belt loop.)
Unfortunately the deal is only good for shipment to the USA, and although the "Gold Box" deals are supposedly good for 24 hours, this sale is "while supplies last" and these most likely won't last all day—Amazon has 83 of them as I write this. So move reasonably quickly if you decide you need a deal on a high-quality stocking-stuffer.
Mike
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Amazing deal on an excellent camera. Thanks!
Posted by: Eyal Gurevitch | Monday, 06 December 2010 at 09:26 AM
I certainly appreciate the tip, but I decided a while ago that there was no particularly good reason to spend more than $120 on a P&S digicam. The ONLY reason I can think of is "higher resolution screen", but even that strikes me as a weak argument. Greater zoom range? How often do you need to take a picture at 750mm-e? How many pictures taken at 750mm-e are any good? More megapixels? Nope. Better image quality? Doubtful. If you shop carefully, you can get a pretty competent camera for $120.
Best,
Adam
Posted by: amcananey | Monday, 06 December 2010 at 10:34 AM
Should be a great deal! I bought my wife the SD800 a few years ago, earlier version with 28-105 equiv IS lens, it still works perfectly and takes great snapshots.
Posted by: Rick in CO | Monday, 06 December 2010 at 05:05 PM
@Adam: I only want to process raw--hate having only JPEGs from the camera. But I do agree that the cheapest P&S that shoots raw is the first one to consider.
--Marc
Posted by: Marc Rochkind | Monday, 06 December 2010 at 05:05 PM
Marc,
For what it's worth, many Canon P&S digicams (even fairly cheap ones) can shoot raw if you install the alternate CHDK firmware. For more information, see here: http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK_for_Dummies
Best,
Adam
Posted by: amcananey | Tuesday, 07 December 2010 at 05:44 AM
Adam,
The incentive for buying the SD4000 is not the easily accomplished P&S zoom as you can find in ones like the SX210.
It's the f/2.0 aperture and the backlit CMOS sensor, which naturally still doesn't come close to any DSLR, but in compact terms, is nothing less then a new era of manufacturers cross-eyeing towards image quality instead of pure megapixel count.
Eyal
Posted by: Eyal Gurevitch | Tuesday, 07 December 2010 at 05:05 PM