"Igor" <igarber@optonline.net> wrote in message

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> I just had to brag. It came in under 24hours(!) from B&H. I've been

> playing with it since last night, making sure it all works. It's an

> awesome camera, I won't get into details, since it has already been

> discussed. There are only two things I didn't realize: There's no USB

> port for the image tranfer - you need a memory stick reader. No big

> deal, since those are cheap and I don't expect to use the still camera

> too much. The "new and improved" eye cup is ridiculously large! I

> would gladly trade with someone for the one from VX2000. I have extra

> batteries, a small light, a wide angle lens, but I don't have a case.

> I'm desperately looking for one. Looks like the cheapes option is the

> Tamrac 976 for $78. There are also ABMBICO bags on EBay 2 for $50.

> Anyone seen these before? I don't want to spend $25 on a bag that will

> break and possibly damage the most expensive piece of equipment I own.

> Does anyone know of large cases for this camera around $50? Any help

> is appreciated!

The VX2000 came with a USB Memory Stick reader - are you

sure it is not in the box? The VX2000 came with both a small

"cup", and a real eyecup - one shoot in daylight and you will

appreciate the big eyecup (you can actually see the VF image

well with it...! ;-) I was surprised by the still feature on this

camera (top-quality fot 640x480 images for web use, and you

can up-sample the images for acceptable 5x7 prints, if necessary).

A good case for this camera that is also relatively compact is hard to

find. I like a tall, narrow, long model offered by Nikon for this - it

fits the camera with WA converter and the basic accessories well,

but it is not overly bulky...

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David Ruether

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