Re: Dream list

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This being a dream list, check out http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/ for cameras. Yep, some of them run into the thousands of dollars and multiple digit megapixels.

Mike

Carrie wrote: 
 First of all, I don't have much money, but... I've been thinking maybe
somewhere/sometime I could find something like a grant to apply for to get
better stuff. Maybe it's not true, but on another group someone said her son
applied for grants (using  Matthew Lesko's book about them- which I have as
an efile and felt was totally useless (LOL) and got $600,000 in grant money
to start a tree cutting business!

 Seems like if he could get $600,000 he could live off that the rest of his
life and not have to start the business...

  Anyway, what would go on a dream list of GOOD stuff? To do graphic arts,
desktop publishing, photography, making prints, etc.

    I know MAC computers used to be the best (and going by what I've seen
this was true) but I only know PCs, and with PhotoShop, etc. I think they
are now comparable. I can probably figure out what kind and size computer to
get. With a large, flat screen monitor.

    Aside from a bigger, better computer, what is a good digitial camera and
printer? Scanner?

    Right now I have a (used) EPSON Z750, which (I think) takes good
pictures, and, from what I've seen takes better pictures than a lot of
newer, more megapixel ones. I think maybe the lens (quality) also is a
factor? I know people who have Kodak EasyShare (for example) that cost $300
and have 5 megapixels, but the pictures don't enlarge good and don't seem as
big and clear as what my camera takes.

   The Sony Mavica? This is supposedly one of the best. They can be $500 and
up.

   I guess the printer would be the most important, and when I was looking a
few months ago, I found so many of them, it was confusing.

     I don't need something that costs a fortune (I don't plan on $600,000
for this) just something that works good. Does a good job. When I want to do
something, it will do it, and I don't have to fight with it or find out it's
not good enough.

      Just thought it might be good to make a "dream list" and find out what
people who really know would recommend.

      I know, the most important part of this is me knowing about it and
learning and practicing. Which I can (usually) do, at no cost and with just
basics.

 Thanks,

    Carrie




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