[pct-l] Digital Camera with powerful zoom option?

[Bill & Cathy Frenette]

Hi to All   I was looking at the Kodak  "Z710 IS"  it's $209.00 at Sam's 
club. 10x zoom and 5x digital  has anyone used of checked out this camera? 
Its small and oh and 7.1 Mega Pixels. Any comments?  Remember
"Be Prepared"  Ground Pounder Bill " Semper Fi"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Moynihan" <mary.moynihan at gmail.com>
To: "Mark Jernigan" <footslogger03 at yahoo.com>
Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Digital Camera with powerful zoom option?


> Great input on all the camera options. Definitely going to check out the
> A710 and the options of an additional focal piece. The image stabilization
> might be good enough, as that review did an excellent job convincing me 
> that
> if it can capture 9 point type fairly well, photographing insects and leaf
> detail, for example, might not be too difficult. I am not looking for
> anything pro, but on the AT I missed capturing what would have been a 
> killer
> shot of a garden spider webbed across the entire 2' wide trail.
>
> Thanks for the input on the rechargeable option too.  :)
>
> ~Spirit
>
>
> On 2/24/07, Mark Jernigan <footslogger03 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> New Egg dropped the price to $250    ...but no bonus SD card.
>>
>> 'Slogger
>>
>> Rodney Limprecht <rodneytl54 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I also decided on the Canon A710 IS for similar reasons. Uses 2 AA with
>> good battery life, 7.1MP, IS, 6x optical zoom, manual controls, ... and 
>> it
>> is a Canon.
>>
>> I got it as newegg.com for $299 and it came with a bonus 1GB SD card. It
>> just arrived today so we'll have to see how it works out.
>>
>> -- Rodney
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