On Tue, 11 Jun 2002 02:16:49 GMT, "David McCall" wrote:

>"Ted Bezaire" wrote in message
news:CwcN8.74917$Yt.2793534@read1.cgocable.net...
>> I realize that a camera in this range isn't going to have a million
>> features, my basic question is, in the $1200 price range what is the best
>> camera to buy?

>The interesting thing about technology is that the feature
>list gets smaller, and the specifications get longer (and better)
>as the price gets higher. Professional cameras have no auto focus,
>auto white balance, no backlight compensation, no special effects,
>no character generator, etc. They often have an auto iris, but the
>pros refuse to use it. They get pretty stripped down once the price gets over $5000.

OT, but I remember from my audio days a similar thing: $69
bought you a turntable that did everything but make coffee,
$2500 didn't even get you a tone-arm (just an on/off
switch for the platter rotation...;-).