Re: Digital Camera for poster project

Paul Hillier (mailto:Paul.Hillier@vuw.ac.nz)
Fri, 14 May 1999 09:57:33 +1200 

Message-Id: <199905132212.PAA46498@dns.ccit.arizona.edu>
Date:         Fri, 14 May 1999 09:57:33 +1200
From: Paul Hillier <mailto:Paul.Hillier@vuw.ac.nz>
Subject:      Re: Digital Camera for poster project
To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU


Hi Sharlane


Have a look at this site, it has some really good comparisons and advice on
different types of digital cameras.


ST GRANT wrote:


>      I am looking for the best, but reasonably priced, digital camera

>      (preferably $1,000 or less) to capture images of (for access purposes

>      only) the McCormick-International Harvester Co. posters we will be

>      physically preserving and storing.

>

>      I would like to find a reasonably priced camera that will give us the

>      highest quality image currently available.

>

>      Anyone compared digital cameras recently?  Are there guidelines for

>      comparing digital cameras?  What should I be looking for?  Could

>      anyone help me cut to a manageable one or few cameras to compare and

>      select among?

>

>      Thanks, in advance.

>

>      Sharlane Grant

>      Preservation Officer

>      State Historical Society of Wisconsin

>      mailto:st.grant@ccmail.adp.wisc.edu

>      608/264-6474