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Lets see some pics and tell me what you like/dislike about your camera. I'm looking for something in the $150 to $225 range.

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Vichris

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its a couple years old but the Nikon Coolpix has been a good and easy to use, fairly cheap, draw back is it chews up batteries

Some other on a couple other forums have also recommended the nikon coolpix. I've seen some really nice pics from it. Do you have any pics you want to post?
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Vichris

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all pics in my gallery were taken w/ coolpix

My wife bought me a Panasonic DMC-FZ7 Lumix SLR as an early Christmas present. I don't know how to use it yet, so I can't really give you pros and cons. I must say, though that simple and macro modes on this thing are awesome! I've been having a lot of fun the past few weeks.

Here's some examples:

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Diego

Diego & Tiffany's Zoo:
SNAKES
2.4.0 Corn Snakes (Different morphs)
1.1.0 Everglades Rat Snakes
2.1.0 Baird's Rat Snakes
1.2.0 Trans-Pecos Rat Snakes
0.1.0 Trinket Rat Snake
0.1.0 Amel Pacific Gopher Snake
1.0.0 Het Amel San Diego Gopher Snake
3.1.0 Sonoran Gopher Snakes
0.1.0 Amel Sonoran Gopher Snakes
1.0.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake
2.1.0 Gray Banded Kingsnakes (1.1 River Road, 1.0 Non-Locale Specific)
0.2.0 California Kingsnakes
0.1.0 Thayeri Kingsnake
0.1.0 Florida Kingsnake
1.1.0 Boa Constrictors
0.1.0 Dumeril's Boa
1.1.0 Rosy Boas (Mexican & Mid Baja)
1.1.0 Kenyan Sand Boas
0.1.0 Indonesian Dwarf Pacific Boa
0.1.0 Tangerine Honduran Milksnake
1.0.0 Honduran Milksnake
1.1.0 Ball Pythons
1.0.0 Woma Python
1.1.0 Cape York Spotted Pythons
1.1.0 Macklot's Pythons
1.1.0 Western Hognose
1.0.0 Blacktail Cribo

LIZARDS
1.0.0 Frilled Dragon
3.1.0 Bearded Dragons (2 Normal, 1 RedXGold, 1 Citrus)
0.1.0 Eastern Collared Lizard
0.1.0 Merauke Blue Tongue Skink
1.3.0 Leopard Geckos
1.0.1 Yellow Niger Uromastyx
1.1.0 Chuckwalla
0.1.0 Banded Gecko

FROGS
2.2.0 Southern Bell Frogs
1.0.1 Green Tree Frogs
1.0.0 Bubbling Kassina
1.1.1 White's Tree Frogs
0.0.2 Gold Frogs

Those are some very nice pics. That 2nd shot of the frog is amazing.
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Vichris

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Thanks. I am taking a Digital Photography course at the Comm. College this spring to really learn how to use the camera.
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Diego

Diego & Tiffany's Zoo:
SNAKES
2.4.0 Corn Snakes (Different morphs)
1.1.0 Everglades Rat Snakes
2.1.0 Baird's Rat Snakes
1.2.0 Trans-Pecos Rat Snakes
0.1.0 Trinket Rat Snake
0.1.0 Amel Pacific Gopher Snake
1.0.0 Het Amel San Diego Gopher Snake
3.1.0 Sonoran Gopher Snakes
0.1.0 Amel Sonoran Gopher Snakes
1.0.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake
2.1.0 Gray Banded Kingsnakes (1.1 River Road, 1.0 Non-Locale Specific)
0.2.0 California Kingsnakes
0.1.0 Thayeri Kingsnake
0.1.0 Florida Kingsnake
1.1.0 Boa Constrictors
0.1.0 Dumeril's Boa
1.1.0 Rosy Boas (Mexican & Mid Baja)
1.1.0 Kenyan Sand Boas
0.1.0 Indonesian Dwarf Pacific Boa
0.1.0 Tangerine Honduran Milksnake
1.0.0 Honduran Milksnake
1.1.0 Ball Pythons
1.0.0 Woma Python
1.1.0 Cape York Spotted Pythons
1.1.0 Macklot's Pythons
1.1.0 Western Hognose
1.0.0 Blacktail Cribo

LIZARDS
1.0.0 Frilled Dragon
3.1.0 Bearded Dragons (2 Normal, 1 RedXGold, 1 Citrus)
0.1.0 Eastern Collared Lizard
0.1.0 Merauke Blue Tongue Skink
1.3.0 Leopard Geckos
1.0.1 Yellow Niger Uromastyx
1.1.0 Chuckwalla
0.1.0 Banded Gecko

FROGS
2.2.0 Southern Bell Frogs
1.0.1 Green Tree Frogs
1.0.0 Bubbling Kassina
1.1.1 White's Tree Frogs
0.0.2 Gold Frogs

Awesome pics!!!!! I love them!!!
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Genesis 1:1

Thanks Billy!
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Diego

Diego & Tiffany's Zoo:
SNAKES
2.4.0 Corn Snakes (Different morphs)
1.1.0 Everglades Rat Snakes
2.1.0 Baird's Rat Snakes
1.2.0 Trans-Pecos Rat Snakes
0.1.0 Trinket Rat Snake
0.1.0 Amel Pacific Gopher Snake
1.0.0 Het Amel San Diego Gopher Snake
3.1.0 Sonoran Gopher Snakes
0.1.0 Amel Sonoran Gopher Snakes
1.0.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake
2.1.0 Gray Banded Kingsnakes (1.1 River Road, 1.0 Non-Locale Specific)
0.2.0 California Kingsnakes
0.1.0 Thayeri Kingsnake
0.1.0 Florida Kingsnake
1.1.0 Boa Constrictors
0.1.0 Dumeril's Boa
1.1.0 Rosy Boas (Mexican & Mid Baja)
1.1.0 Kenyan Sand Boas
0.1.0 Indonesian Dwarf Pacific Boa
0.1.0 Tangerine Honduran Milksnake
1.0.0 Honduran Milksnake
1.1.0 Ball Pythons
1.0.0 Woma Python
1.1.0 Cape York Spotted Pythons
1.1.0 Macklot's Pythons
1.1.0 Western Hognose
1.0.0 Blacktail Cribo

LIZARDS
1.0.0 Frilled Dragon
3.1.0 Bearded Dragons (2 Normal, 1 RedXGold, 1 Citrus)
0.1.0 Eastern Collared Lizard
0.1.0 Merauke Blue Tongue Skink
1.3.0 Leopard Geckos
1.0.1 Yellow Niger Uromastyx
1.1.0 Chuckwalla
0.1.0 Banded Gecko

FROGS
2.2.0 Southern Bell Frogs
1.0.1 Green Tree Frogs
1.0.0 Bubbling Kassina
1.1.1 White's Tree Frogs
0.0.2 Gold Frogs

I use a Sony cybershot DSC-P41 4.1 MP (newer/better versions are around now) ... cost me $179 Shipped to my door about 3 years ago... I'll be upgrading to the Cyber-shot DSC-T50/B soon 7.1 MP smaller/thinner, bigger LCD display (3 inches) faster shutter speeds (Optical Image Stabilization) for those squirmy hatchlings ... lots of other cool features and a funky new look. I've heard than Canon's are pretty good my girlfriend is getting one pretty soon so I'll take a few pix with hers for comparison.

Here's photos with my older version. These pix were actually taken using a low setting (1 MP) just for a smaller size i'm sure if taking with a Higher resolution the pix would have been even better....

~ZF
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Royal ReptileZ
Home of Bklyn's Finest Brooksi

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I've seen lots and lots of your pics. That Sony is in the right price range too.
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Vichris

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...those are gorgeous!
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Diego

Diego & Tiffany's Zoo:
SNAKES
2.4.0 Corn Snakes (Different morphs)
1.1.0 Everglades Rat Snakes
2.1.0 Baird's Rat Snakes
1.2.0 Trans-Pecos Rat Snakes
0.1.0 Trinket Rat Snake
0.1.0 Amel Pacific Gopher Snake
1.0.0 Het Amel San Diego Gopher Snake
3.1.0 Sonoran Gopher Snakes
0.1.0 Amel Sonoran Gopher Snakes
1.0.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake
2.1.0 Gray Banded Kingsnakes (1.1 River Road, 1.0 Non-Locale Specific)
0.2.0 California Kingsnakes
0.1.0 Thayeri Kingsnake
0.1.0 Florida Kingsnake
1.1.0 Boa Constrictors
0.1.0 Dumeril's Boa
1.1.0 Rosy Boas (Mexican & Mid Baja)
1.1.0 Kenyan Sand Boas
0.1.0 Indonesian Dwarf Pacific Boa
0.1.0 Tangerine Honduran Milksnake
1.0.0 Honduran Milksnake
1.1.0 Ball Pythons
1.0.0 Woma Python
1.1.0 Cape York Spotted Pythons
1.1.0 Macklot's Pythons
1.1.0 Western Hognose
1.0.0 Blacktail Cribo

LIZARDS
1.0.0 Frilled Dragon
3.1.0 Bearded Dragons (2 Normal, 1 RedXGold, 1 Citrus)
0.1.0 Eastern Collared Lizard
0.1.0 Merauke Blue Tongue Skink
1.3.0 Leopard Geckos
1.0.1 Yellow Niger Uromastyx
1.1.0 Chuckwalla
0.1.0 Banded Gecko

FROGS
2.2.0 Southern Bell Frogs
1.0.1 Green Tree Frogs
1.0.0 Bubbling Kassina
1.1.1 White's Tree Frogs
0.0.2 Gold Frogs

Thanx... a joy to own and raise!

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Royal ReptileZ
Home of Bklyn's Finest Brooksi

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im using the kodak 7.1 10X opt zoom 3x dig with the printer and all i love this cam and its so easy i dont know how to take pics but i do ok withy this i just love u can see a cat hair in the pic lol

I also have a Kodak. Its an older Easyshare 4230. They're definately a decent camera for the money. (I got mine free when I ordered my Dell computer)

Here a few pics from mine

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Vichris

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I use a Sony Cybershot 4.1 megapixel
I just took this pic inside yesterday
I think this is great camera probably around your price range
Tom Stevens

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TomsSnakes.com

Nice pic, Tom! I was looking at those Cybershots too. Very nice, especially for the pricing you can find online.
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Diego

Diego & Tiffany's Zoo:
SNAKES
2.4.0 Corn Snakes (Different morphs)
1.1.0 Everglades Rat Snakes
2.1.0 Baird's Rat Snakes
1.2.0 Trans-Pecos Rat Snakes
0.1.0 Trinket Rat Snake
0.1.0 Amel Pacific Gopher Snake
1.0.0 Het Amel San Diego Gopher Snake
3.1.0 Sonoran Gopher Snakes
0.1.0 Amel Sonoran Gopher Snakes
1.0.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake
2.1.0 Gray Banded Kingsnakes (1.1 River Road, 1.0 Non-Locale Specific)
0.2.0 California Kingsnakes
0.1.0 Thayeri Kingsnake
0.1.0 Florida Kingsnake
1.1.0 Boa Constrictors
0.1.0 Dumeril's Boa
1.1.0 Rosy Boas (Mexican & Mid Baja)
1.1.0 Kenyan Sand Boas
0.1.0 Indonesian Dwarf Pacific Boa
0.1.0 Tangerine Honduran Milksnake
1.0.0 Honduran Milksnake
1.1.0 Ball Pythons
1.0.0 Woma Python
1.1.0 Cape York Spotted Pythons
1.1.0 Macklot's Pythons
1.1.0 Western Hognose
1.0.0 Blacktail Cribo

LIZARDS
1.0.0 Frilled Dragon
3.1.0 Bearded Dragons (2 Normal, 1 RedXGold, 1 Citrus)
0.1.0 Eastern Collared Lizard
0.1.0 Merauke Blue Tongue Skink
1.3.0 Leopard Geckos
1.0.1 Yellow Niger Uromastyx
1.1.0 Chuckwalla
0.1.0 Banded Gecko

FROGS
2.2.0 Southern Bell Frogs
1.0.1 Green Tree Frogs
1.0.0 Bubbling Kassina
1.1.1 White's Tree Frogs
0.0.2 Gold Frogs

I used a 2mp Kodak for a long time. The one I use mostly now is only a step higher at 4mp. Zoom is great, but not for great pics. And close-ups are fair. I think I paid less than $250. back when I got it, and you can do better nowadays for that price.
Randomly...

Diamonbacks...

FL scrub jay (taken blindly when the bird was on my head)

a friend found the baddest pine I have seen in recent memory..

AZ mtn. king...

ghost FL king...

goinimeansi

a friend's FL king..

when I was in PA over the 4th...
red backed sally

red eft

another find by a friend..(short-tailed snake)

adult mole king..

and a closer pic of the baddest pine I've seen in years....

:Mark

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Surrender Dorothy!

www.crimsonking.funtigo.com

I'm still using a 2MP Kodak. I've had pretty good result with it too. Are you saying your using a 4MP Kodak? Those are some excellent pics and I'm not just saying that to be polite. There are only two pics that the focus is even slightly "soft".

Specifically which camera are you using?
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Vichris

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Well thanks Chris. Yeah, I just kinda grabbed a few pics to post. If they're out of focus, it's my fault.It's a dx6490 and I'm sure it's obsolete. You can get one online for sure. It has 10x optical zoom and 3x digital. Skip the digital part usually. My son has the dx7590 (5mp) and it is definitely a step up. Also replaced by the z models.
The battery in the dx and some others lasts forever and I can keep it in my truck for more than a week and not have a worry if I happen upon a critter to photo. I do have some extra macro lenses I bought but never use,and I occasionally will use a uv one. They screw on the front.
I'm looking at the p712 or p850,p880 next (when they're clearanced somewhere, haha)since I have some accessories and battery already...
Anyway,a camera is only as good as the user in any case....

:Mark
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Surrender Dorothy!

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Gotta tell you mark that Ghost is the best i've seen so far!

What ever happened to the pix of the parents of the strange "Fl. King"

your pic of the " Red EFT" makes me wanna get one,,, amazing color on that animal

and the guy who scored that killer goini must be one luck devil

all nice pix thanx for sharing...

~Z
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Royal ReptileZ
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Zee, I am almost positive those parents are going up for sale...as are some others...
I'll let you know.
:Mark
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Surrender Dorothy!

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