Second hand camera, didn't come with lead or software.

Are the leads for the istDL easy to come by and do I need software to go with it, or does the PC see it as a removable drive?

They seem to know exactly what to say don't they?

When I got home my Mrs said "So did you use Jacob's camera?"
Jacob ( age 7 ) hadn't mentioned he'd brought his camera with him

D'you know..in a strange sort of way, that makes me feel better

Went for a walk near Llangollen, North Wales today. Very foggy as we left home, but beautiful weather when we got there. Sunny, frosty, crisp cold day.
Tried to get a close up of a frost encrusted fern leaf....only for the camera to tell me there was no memory card!

I'd left it in the card reader plugged in my PC at home!!!! And my spare cards where in my main camera bag which I decided not to take as there was limited room in my rucksack!

Well, I'm safe then

Mines empty...whos round is it?

Well, we still haven't seen that mythical object some call "the sun"

I did try to set up a photo using a candle. It didn't work out so I'll be sitting out this week.

BUT...I've haven't really done that sort of thing before, I have usually photgraphed what is already there instead of trying to create the scene. I enjoyed the challenge and the control over the image. It is something I'll do again So some good has come from this topic

Hello Cliff.

Welcome aboard. St Helens..not a million miles from me.

Ooops. Didn't know there were various models

I'll have to do a bit more research.

We do have a camcorder, but I usualy end up using it; Mrs Ted doesn't really do technology, that's another thing which puts me off the bridge camera.

Hardgravity...that looks just the ticket. Decent zoom, but point and shoot.

I'm going to Liverpool in a couple of weeks, so I'll visit some camera shops and get a feel for them.

I started a thread a while ago about bridging cameras as my Mrs wants a "better" camera.

Looking at it now and discussing things with her I don't think she'll want anything SLR based. ( I can't ask her directly as I plan to get it as a Christmas present ).
I think what she wants is a compact camera with a reasonable zoom function. Her phrasing was, " I don't want it to look like I was 3 miles away when I took the photo". This is really for school concerts etc. when she is sat half way down the hall.

So, do I go for the Fujifilm bridging camera with 10x zoom and convince her it's what she wants, or the Optio with 3x zoom that she can put in her pocket?