digital camera question

[ou812pezz]

Does any one own a digital camera under $200.00 that takes great macro pics of your reef? If so what kind is it and where did you buy it? Any suggestions will help. Thanks.

[tony]

check out the canon s2-is. its slightly above your price range but will make a world of difference ($299 but i see them on sale all of the time). i worked for canon for 3-4 years if you have specific questions about cameras let me know.

here is an informative thread (the s2 replaced the s1 and is a MUCH better model)

http://www.maast.org/index.php?name=...pic&t=8785

[ou812pezz]

Do you recomend either service plan? Memory card? rechargable battery? I found the camera for $279.00

[tony]

Do you recomend either service plan? Memory card? rechargable battery? I found the camera for $279.00

the service plan? yes, i do recommend them. there are lots of things that can go wrong with a camera.

memory card? you can typically find a 1gb card for a song and a dance, i think i only paid $60 for my 2 gb but thats a little overkill (i do use it as a thumbdrive too though)

for the s2 any AAs will work so yes i do recomend picking up a set of rechargeables